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EIN 91-2069334

Guitars Not Guns

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Milliken
State
Colorado
Year formed
2000
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
O00: Youth Development: General
Description
Guitars Not Guns provides guitars and lessons to foster kids, at risk youth and other deserving children in a classroom setting with qualified teachers in an effort to stop violence in the children.
Total revenues
$93,984
2023
Total expenses
$79,968
2023
Total assets
$48,290
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Program areas at Guitars Not Guns

Provide guitars and lessons to foster kids, at risk youth and other deserving children in a classroom setting with qualified teachers in an effort to stop violence in the children.

Who funds Guitars Not Guns

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Schwab Charitable FundHuman Services$15,000
D G Brungard FoundationOperations$5,000
Fertig Freedom FoundationGeneral Support$5,000
...and 2 more grants received

Personnel at Guitars Not Guns

NameTitleCompensation
Ray NelsonPresident and Chief Executive Officer$0
Louise NelsonTreasurer$0
Barbara GorinVice President$0
Stephen VagniniPresident$0

Financials for Guitars Not Guns

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$90,715
Program services$3,269
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$93,984

Form 990s for Guitars Not Guns

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-08-31990View PDF
2022-122023-05-07990View PDF
2021-122022-05-19990View PDF
2020-122021-09-13990View PDF
2019-122020-08-14990View PDF
...and 13 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 12, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Fertig Freedom Foundation
October 31, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
October 20, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $7,000 from Community Foundation of San Benito County
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsYouth development programsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationHuman servicesChildren
Characteristics
Tax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
Address
2572 Stage Coach Dr
Milliken, CO 80543
Metro area
Greeley, CO
County
Weld County, CO
Website URL
guitarsnotguns.org/ 
Phone
(770) 861-2442
IRS details
EIN
91-2069334
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2000
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
O00: Youth Development: General
NAICS code, primary
6116: Other Schools and Instruction
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
134084
FTB Entity ID
2254131
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-03-19
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