Ghost Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Well done G. Any other D&BC projects considered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Well done G. Any other D&BC projects considered? No, none other than winning the lottery and initiating a hostile takeover by dangling $50-million in front of the BOD. :tongue:/>/>/> I appreciate the kudos, really I do, but I was more hoping the exercise would begin some serious discussion about the financial situation and security of the activity. My intent, if interest continues and after a period of time for discussion of the spreadsheet, is to continue down the list of corps. Mostly, I'm hoping to find corps that aren't so compelled to try to compete, financially, with the strongest powerhouses in the activity. Corps that spend less than they take in and consistently build a "Margin of Safety" to help assure their own futures. It seems that several in this first group are, in fact, living hand to mouth each year, spending every penny - and more - in an attempt to compete at the highest levels. Now that the summation is done I'm hopeful that more DCP'ers will join that discussion. In the mean time I'll start to organize the batch of data for corps 12 to 17. Then I'll update the spreadsheet and we'll see what it says. Thanks to those who have paid compliments. But the greatest compliment will be the discussion that DCP was designed for. Edited December 16, 2012 by garfield 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopers1 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) Hey, understanding that your time is money, I'd still like to ask "why stop at 17?" Edited December 17, 2012 by troopers1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hey, understanding that your time is money, I'd still like to ask "why stop at 17?" With fewer marching members, in most cases, and possibly less overhead, some of these corps might have a decent cushion. But, just one follower of this thread who is not really interested in the next group, but it should be G's call since he's putting in the sweat equity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Hey, understanding that your time is money, I'd still like to ask "why stop at 17?" If you read a few posts back, it appears he is not stopping at 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywhopper Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) It appears Spirit of Atlanta is formally known as "Friends of Spirit". Guidestar is indeed behind and/or out of sync, but the State of Georgia has barebones information about their corporations freely available on their website (no 990s of course): Friends of Spirit, Inc Corporate Information Friends of Spirit Historical Filings Edited December 17, 2012 by skywhopper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickhaltsforlife Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I'd be interested in Crossmen's financials since they have been free of YEA! completely starting in 2008. And knowing the work Fred has done to bring new sponsors and ideas to fundraising into drum corps. See if there is a major benefit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) Reminder: if you're new to this thread, please take a moment to rate it by clicking on the stars at the top of each page. Bump so this doesn't get lost.... The Summary file is done. Click on the Dropbox link below and download the Excel file. CorpsFinancialAnalysis_v1 You might consider right-clicking on the link and opening it in a new tab (Windows users). Note: The Summary spreadsheet Totals and Averages do not include DCI even though DCI's numbers are shown. Edited December 18, 2012 by garfield 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 "And now, please welcome to the field, from Toledo, Ohio, the Glassmen!" Gross Receipts 2009: $1.049,878 2010: $1,026,066 2011: $1,334,137 Personal Observation: The following data will prove how misleading "Gross Receipts" can be in indicating the health of a corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garfield Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 The Glassmen report the following as employees (they list no volunteers in the 990s): 2009: 30 2010: 26 2011: 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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