Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 26,859 | 141,373 | 106,038 | 208,862 | 280,512 | 763,644 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 26,859 | 141,373 | 106,038 | 208,862 | 280,512 | 763,644 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 593,009 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 170,635 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 26,859 | 141,373 | 106,038 | 208,862 | 280,512 | 763,644 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 763,644 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | 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 | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| For the period covered by this Form 990, Hogfish raised more than 10%, but less than 33.33%, of its total support from the general public. The Organization maintains that it qualifies under the facts-and-circumstances test to qualify as a Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) public charity for the following reasons: - Hogfish is a relatively new charitable entity, and was formed in 2019, right before the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. While 2019 was technically the Organization's "first" year, that initial tax year consisted predominantly of forming the Organization and securing its charitable tax-exempt status. Then, once the Organization was formed and ready to begin operations, the COVID-19 Pademic began. As an Organization centered around live performance arts, in-person events, and direct community engagements, the limitations and impacts imposed by the Pandemic significantly reduced Hogfish's ability to connect with its community or generate broad public support in its initial operating years. Therefore, while the Organization is technically out of its first five initial years for purposes of the Form 990, Schedule A Public Support Test, in reality the Organization has had a more limited window where it could truly operate as intended, due to a global pandemic event entirely outside of its control. The Organization intends to increase its productions, performances, and general community engagement in the years to come, which it anticipates will pull its public support ratio back up above the minimum thresholds. - Additionally, Hogfish notes that 100% of its revenue comes from donations and ticket sales to attend its artist performances which are central to its charitable mission. The Organization has no income from investments. Furthermore, it is largely due to the independent and generous support of unrelated charitable foundations that believed in Hogfish's mission during its initial start-up years that the Organization is unable to meet the 33.33% threshold. The majority of these donations have come from other tax-exempt organizations that are themselves not government agencies or qualifying public charities to be disregarded for purposes of the "excess contributor" definition. The Organization anticipates that as its operations expand in the post-COVID years, these supporters will represent a smaller portion of its overall revenue. - Hogfish does acknowledge, therefore, that it has been reliant on donation income from these major supporters during its initial start-up years. However, the support from these donors has allowed Hogfish to keep its performance pricing reasonable and accessible to the general public. Therefore, while these major donors pull the Organization's public support ratio below 33.33%, that support allows the Organization to more consistently and effectively connect with the broader public at large, and to sell tickets to wide range of demographics and individuals within its community. And while the Organization does receive a handful of large gifts from major donors, the Organization still continues to actively solicit contributions and support from the general public. - The Organization's governing body represents the broad interests of the Organization's charitable mission. The Organization actively seeks to bring into its governance decisions the inputs of artists and members of the creative community. Additionally, the Organization also offers art residencies to a wide variety of performance artists that make up a diverse set of backgrounds. - Hogfish has a clearly defined charitable mission and purpose, and is accountable to its community to deliver on its charitable work to provide a performance artist space developing and showcasing new works. The Organization's operations extend far beyond paying grants and donations to other persons or entities, and those awards and residences that Hogfish does award are paid to artists that directly advance Hogfish's core charitable mission. Oftentimes the work developed by Hogfish's resident artists will contribute to or advance Hogfish's own mission to engage with the community through live performance arts. |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Edwin Cahill and Matthew Cahill have a family relationship. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | The organization does not have any committees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The Organization engages an independent, third-party public accounting firm to prepare and review a draft of the Form 990 on behalf of the Organization. The accounting firm coordinates with the Organization's President to ensure the return is complete and accurate prior to filing with the IRS, and the Form 990 will only be submitted to the IRS upon approval of the Organization's Board President. The complete Board of Directors may only consider the Public Disclosure Copy of the Form 990 prior to the tax return's filing with the IRS, or the Board may review the Form 990 that was filed pursuant to the President's approval only after its final submission with the IRS. Accordingly, this Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b has been answered "no." |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Directors will disclose annually to the Board all conflicts of interest and possible conflicts of interest between themselves and any persons who conduct business with or through the Organization, either directly or indirectly, and whether or not employed by the Organization. Any Director having a duality of interest or possible conflict of interest on any matter that is or should be brought before the Board will disclose the possible conflict of interest to the Board, will leave the meeting during any discussions concerning the matter, will not vote, and will not otherwise seek to influence Board action on the matter. A Director who leaves a meeting for such reason will be counted in determining the quorum for the meeting. The remaining Directors will decide, after disclosure, whether a conflict of interest exists. The Board will adopt a written conflict of interest policy that includes guidelines for the resolution of any existing or apparent conflict of interest. At all times, Directors should avoid even the appearance of conflict. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The Organization's bylaws stipulate that no part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its Directors, Officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the Organization's charitable purposes. For the period covered by this Form 990, the Organization did not compensate any officer or director via payment of wages, salary, or non-employee taxable compensation. However, in return for services rendered on behalf of the Organization, the Organization did provide for health and insurance coverage for certain officers. Such benefits were offered only upon resolution and approval of the Board of Directors, who deemed such benefits to be reasonable in consideration of services performed on behalf of the Organization, and to be at rates deemed appropriate relative to the marketplace and available options. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Hogfish Maine makes its governing documents and financial statements available upon request. |
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