Rock The Sound Concerts Inc in Westport, Connecticut (CT)

Rock The Sound Concerts Inc
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	753179011
Name of Organization	Rock The Sound Concerts Inc
In Care of Name	VERONA STIER
Address	22 Coleytown Rd, Westport, CT 06880
Subsection	Charitable Organization, Educational Organization, Religious Organization
Ruling Date	10/2005
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	Organization that normally receives no more than one third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes
Organization	Corporation
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	2014
Assets	$10,000 to $24,999
Income	$25,000 to $99,999
Filing Requirement	990 - Required to file Form 990-N - Income less than $25,000 per year
Asset Amount	$19,807
Amount of Income	$45,741
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$28,953
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Recreation, Sports, Leisure, Athletics: Fairs, County and Other

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Amount of income in 2014: $45,741

Rock The Sound Concerts Inc:	$45,741
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$88,559

Assets in 2014: $19,807

Rock The Sound Concerts Inc:	$19,807
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$44,967

Expenses in 2013: $6,473

Rock The Sound Concerts Inc:	$6,473
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$68,935

Income to expenses ratio in 2013: 7.1

This organization:	7.1
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.0

Expenses allocated to program services in 2006: 91.0%

This organization:	91.0%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	47.2%

Employees paid over $50,000 in 2006: 0.0%

Rock The Sound Concerts Inc:	0.0%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	2.3%

Grants share in income in 2013: 0.0%

This organization:	0.0%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	7.4%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2013

Support schedule

	2011	2012	2013
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$10,131	$2,800	$28,953
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$4,050	$0	$0
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$5,490	$2,800	$1,500
Membership dues and assessments	$0	$0	$0
Investment income	$20	$0	$0
Gain/Loss from sale of assets other than inventory	$0	$0	$27,437
Gross amount from sale of assets other than inventory	$0	$0	$34,000
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$0	$0	$6,563
Net income/loss from gaming and fundraising events	$0	$0	$0
Gross profit/loss from sales of inventory	$571	$0	$0
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$6,344	$0	$10,225
Less: cost of goods sold	$5,773	$0	$10,225
Other revenue	$0	$0	$16
Total expenses	$15,898	$12,873	$6,473
Total net assets	$-298,842	$-308,915	$-286,435
Excess/Deficit for the year	$-5,767	$-10,073	$22,480
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$-293,075	$-298,842	$-308,915
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year		$-308,915	$-286,435

	2011	2012	2013
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$30,403	$21,327	$19,807
Total liabilities	$329,245	$330,242	$306,242
Net assets or fund balances	$-298,842	$-308,915	$-286,435

	2011	2012	2013
Other Information
Did the organization engage in any significant activity not previously reported to the IRS?		No	No
Were any significant changes made to the organizing or governing documents?		No	No
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year from business activities	No	No	No
Has the organization filed a Form 990-T for the year?		No	No
Did the organization undergo a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or significant disposition of net assets during the year?		No	No
Amount of political expenditures, direct or indirect		$0	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?		No	No
Did the organization borrow from, or make any loans to, any officer, director, trustee, or key employee or were any such loans made in a prior year and still outstanding at the end of the tax year covered by this return?		No	No
Total amount involved		$0	$0
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year, or did it engage in an excess benefit transaction in a prior year that has not been reported on any of its prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?		No	No
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2013)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 33 1/3 % of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions - subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 33 1/3 % of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2009 - 2013 Total
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2) (for 2009 - 2013)
Public support	$512,935
Subtotal	$629,435
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received	$135,160
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose	$494,275
Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	$0
Less	$116,500
Amounts received from disqualified persons	$116,500
Amounts received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the total support	$0
Total support	$629,471
Public support	$629,435
Subtotal	$36
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources	$36
Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975	$0
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on	$0
Other income	$0

	2005	2006
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$194,803	$518,428
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$83,880	$238,368
Contributions to donor advised funds		$0
Direct public support	$83,880	$238,368
Indirect public support	$0	$0
Government contributions (grants)	$0	$0
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$108,686	$284,977
Membership dues and assessments	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$0	$1,170
Dividends and interest from securities	$0	$0
Net rental income or (loss)	$0	$0
Gross rents	$0	$0
Less: rental expenses	$0	$0
Other investment income	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$0	$0
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$0	$0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$0	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$0	$0
Gross revenue	$0	$0
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$2,237	$-6,087
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$2,237	$6,526
Less: cost of goods sold	$0	$12,613
Other revenue	$0	$0
Total expenses	$326,451	$486,108
Program services	$255,036	$442,562
Management and general	$71,415	$43,546
Fundraising	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$-132,214	$-103,444
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$-131,648	$32,320
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$-566	$-132,214
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$0	$-3,550

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2006)
Total functional expenses	$486,108	$442,562	$43,546	$0
Grants paid from donor advised funds		$0
Other grants and allocations		$6,810
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$23,077	$23,077	$0	$0
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$42,023	$42,023	$0	$0
Pension plan contributions not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0
Employee benefits not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0
Payroll taxes	$4,635	$4,635	$0	$0
Professional fundraising fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Legal fees	$25	$0	$25	$0
Supplies	$13,880	$13,880	$0	$0
Telephone	$1,180	$0	$1,180	$0
Postage and shipping	$16,678	$0	$16,678	$0
Occupancy	$0	$0	$0	$0
Equipment rental and maintenance	$3,801	$2,911	$890	$0
Printing and publications	$20,519	$20,194	$325	$0
Travel	$16,852	$15,022	$1,830	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$1,016	$0	$1,016	$0
Interest	$0	$0	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$4,640	$3,490	$1,150	$0
Other expenses not covered above	$330,972	$310,520	$20,452	$0

	2005	2006
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$11,132	$32,893
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$25	$88
Savings and temporary cash investments	$5,211	$17,795
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$1,105	$0
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0
Grants receivable	$0	$0
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)		$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use	$4,791	$15,010
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$0	$0
Investments - publicly-traded securities		$0
Investments - other securities	$0	$0
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0
Investments - other	$0	$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0
Other assets, including program-related investments	$0	$0
Total liabilities	$143,346	$136,337
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$5,495	$9,363
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$0	$0
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$126,974	$126,974
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Mortgages and other notes payable	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$10,877	$0
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$11,132	$32,893
Total net assets or fund balances	$-132,214	$-103,444

	2005	2006
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$0	$0
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$0	$0
Other expenses	$0	$0
Net unrealized gains on investments	$0	$0
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0
Other revenue	$0	$0
Investment expenses	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0

	2005	2006
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$0	$0
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$0	$0
Other revenue	$0	$0
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0
Losses	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0
Other expenses	$0	$0
Investment expenses	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0

Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	3
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?	Yes
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?	No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?	Yes

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	No
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	No
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?	No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?	No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?	No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	1

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2006)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$0		$0	$284,977
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	000000	$0	00	$0	$265,019
Program service revenue 2	000000	$0	00	$0	$19,958
Program service revenue 3	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 5	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other revenue	000000	$0	00	$0	$0

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2006)
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2006)
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

Statements About Activities (for 2006)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$0
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?	No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?	No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?	No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?	No
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year	$0

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	Organization that normally receives: less than 1/3 of its support from gross investment income and unrelated taxable business income and more than 1/3 of its support from contribution, membership fees

	2004	2005
Support Schedule
Total	$0	$0
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$0	$0
Membership fees received	$0	$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$0	$0
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$0	$0
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0
Other income	$0	$0

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2006)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$0

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Number of organizations performing similar types of work

Alaska	8
Alabama	13
Arkansas	20
Arizona	19
California	101
Colorado	15
Connecticut	14
District of Columbia	2
Delaware	5
Florida	60
Georgia	27
Hawaii	5
Iowa	45
Idaho	10
Illinois	37
Indiana	45
Kansas	34
Kentucky	33
Louisiana	35
Massachusetts	26
Maryland	27
Maine	9
Michigan	62
Minnesota	68
Missouri	36
Mississippi	9

Montana	12
North Carolina	29
North Dakota	7
Nebraska	9
New Hampshire	8
New Jersey	29
New Mexico	17
Nevada	7
New York	49
Ohio	51
Oklahoma	8
Oregon	23
Pennsylvania	35
Rhode Island	3
South Carolina	13
South Dakota	13
Tennessee	33
Texas	73
Utah	4
Virginia	19
Vermont	3
Washington	49
Wisconsin	41
West Virginia	23
Wyoming	5
International	1

Total

1,329

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