2026-05-13T20:14:11-07:00 2025-12-31 333034849 ROBERT ROMERI CPA PROFESSIONAL CORP ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER 8TH FLOOR LONG BEACH CA 908310800 990 2025-01-01 954443269 SWEET RELIEF MUSICIANS FUND SWEE 7146260447 2650 E IMPERIAL HWY 208 BREA CA 92821 WILLIAM BENNETT President 2026-05-13 true Gary Gee CPA P01232420 4242429588 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 2650 E IMPERIAL HWY 208 BREA CA 92821 2553825 false X WWW.SWEETRELIEF.ORG X 1994 CA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR QUALIFIED MUSICIANS WHO ARE ELDERLY AND RETIRED OR SEMI-RETIRED, OR FOR ANY QUALIFIED MUSICIAN WHO HAS MEDICAL OR MEDICALLY RELATED EXPENSES THEY CANNOT PAY. 9 7 0 0 2768554 2553825 0 0 0 2768554 2553825 2209334 2933437 0 347146 556480 0 97746 369243 417601 2925723 3907518 -157169 -1353693 2564112 878330 332089 0 2232023 878330 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR QUALIFIED MUSICIANS WHO ARE ELDERLY AND RETIRED OR SEMI-RETIRED, OR FOR ANY QUALIFIED MUSICIAN WHO HAS MEDICAL OR MEDICALLY RELATED EXPENSES THEY CANNOT PAY. false false 3375039 2544648 SWEET RELIEF PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR QUALIFIED MUSICIANS WHO ARE IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE AND/OR ARE ELDERLY AND MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS. GRANTS ARE DECIDED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY A COMMITTEE OF MUSICIANS ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT'S NEEDS, OTHER RESOURCES THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE, AND OTHER FACTORS, SUCH AS THE APPLICANT'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUSIC. NON-MEASUREABLE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: DIRECTING INQUIRIES AND GRANT RECEIPIENTS TO OTHER PRIVATE CHARITIES AS WELL AS PUBLIC PROGRAMS THEY MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF, AND INTERVENING WITH AND ADVOCATING FOR OTHERS ON THEIR BEHALF INCLUDING MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND OTHER VENDORS.IN THE PAST SWEET RELIEF HAS PROVIDED SERVICES, GUIDANCE, AND COST SAVINGS TO OVER 1,000 ARTISTS AND MUSIC INDUSTRY WORKERS. ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN AID FROM OTHER PARTNER CHARITIES, LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS WERE AWARDED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SWEET RELIEF FUND STAFF MEMBERS. SWEET RELIEF ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN SAVINGS BY HELPING TO NEGOTIATE MEDICAL BILLS AND INSURANCE COSTS TO OUR CONSTITUENCY.OUR PRIMARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE OUR WEBSITE, AND OUR MYSPACE AND FACEBOOK SITES, WHICH REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DAILY AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF OUR SERVICES OF SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES THAT FACE MUSICIANS, AND OF WHAT OTHER OPTIONS EXIST FOR MUSICIANS IN NEED. SWEET RELIEF HAS FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS IN AN AREA NOT MANAGED BY ANY OTHER CHARITY CURRENTLY ASSISTING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. THE DIRECTED INDIVIDUALS FUND HAS HELPED SEVERLY ILL AND DISABLED APPLICANTS FACING OVERWHELMING FINANCIAL DISTRESS. PATIENTS AFFLICTED WITH STAGE 4 CANCER, ALS, SPINAL INJURIES AMONG OTHERS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM SWEET RELIEF PAYING FOR MEDICAL TREATMENTS SOMETIMES EXCEEDING $10,000. OUR GOAL HAS BEEN TO NOT ONLY HELP, BUT SOMETIMES FIX, A SITUATION COMPLETELY. THIS IS A MISSION WE ARE WORKING, IN EARNEST, ON A DAILY AND YEARLY BASIS. WE ALSO SEEK TO REMIND FANS AND OTHERS OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT MUSIC AND MUSICIANS PLAY IN OUR LIVES. WE RECEIVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES. MUCH OF OUR LABOR IS DONATED, THUS KEEPING OVERHEAD AND SALARIES VERY LOW AND TO MAKE GRANTS AS GENEROUS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.ADDITIONALY: SOMETIMES PEOPLE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY, JUST NEED A SYMPATHETIC EAR. 3375039 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 7 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false X WILLIAM BENNETT 7148463030 2650 E IMPERIAL HWY 208 BREA CA 92821 WILLIAM BENNETT President 60.00 0.00 X X 151625 0 0 ARIC STEINBERG Director 40.00 0.00 X X 88237 0 0 VICTORIA WILLIAMS Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK MATHEWS Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BOURNAZIAN BOARD OF DIR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARIEL HYATT BOARD OF DIR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON SHAW BOARD OF DIR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHELDON GOMBERG BOARD OF DIR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER WARK BOARD OF DIR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 239862 1 false true false 0 2553825 2553825 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2553825 0 2933437 2933437 0 0 239862 110337 83952 45573 0 274595 126314 96108 52173 0 2421 2421 39602 39602 0 3820 3820 52770 52770 0 0 0 0 73478 73478 9666 9666 437 437 0 18569 18569 28375 28375 0 0 0 0 0 22491 22491 RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION 46915 46915 OUTSIDE SERVICES 37995 37995 AUTOMOBILE 29534 29534 401K 20000 20000 73551 70507 3044 3907518 3375039 434733 97746 2561939 871357 0 0 4800 0 0 0 0 2173 2173 0 0 0 0 0 0 2564112 878330 332089 332089 0 X 2232023 878330 2232023 878330 2564112 878330 -1353693 X false false false X 2198883 1066017 2726585 2768554 2553825 11313864 0 0 2198883 1066017 2726585 2768554 2553825 11313864 0 11313864 0 0 0 11313864 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 0 0 MEDICAL BILLS 57 1647930 1285507 RENT & MORTGAGE PAYMENTS 103 LIVING EXPENSES 706 GROCERIES 97 TELEPHONE EXPENSES UTILITIES AUTO EXPENSES false false false false false false false false false WILLIAM BENNETT President 151625 151625 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT PREPARES THE FORMS AND RELATED SCHEDULES FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL RECORDS. THE PRESIDENT OR OTHER OFFICER AND/OR BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE RETURNS WITH THE ACCOUNTANT PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.