Music instruction & various art classes

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$78K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$537K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$536K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$176K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$537K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$560K
FY2022$537K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$593K
FY2025$537K
Expenses
$536K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$620K
FY2021$505K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$610K
FY2024$618K
FY2025$536K
Net assets
$176K
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$175K
FY2025$176K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1996.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $330K Management & general 27% · $145K Fundraising 11% · $60K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elaina Calloway Bolton’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Donna Blanchard——$58,954
Elaina Calloway Bolton$54,600——
Kathy Vandenengel$42,739$40,928$41,042
Alaina Calloway Bolton—$37,976—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $330K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Music lessons, individual and group at regularly scheduled classes. Cultural classes in various arts.

$330Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$537K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$428K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$536K
Ln 25
Programscol B$330K
Managementcol C$145K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$176K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$428K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$537K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$208K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
Net assetsLn 32$176K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$225K$208K
Total assetsLn 16$294K$254K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K$78K
Net assetsLn 32$175K$176K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$310K$174K$88K$48K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$16K$8K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$12K$4K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$44K$5K$3K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$16K$881
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K$66K$23K$100
All other expensesLn 24e$277$99$178
Total functional expensesLn 25$536K$330K$145K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $537K$536K$2K$176K 990 PDF
FY2024 $593K$618K−$25K$175K 990 PDF
FY2023 $556K$610K−$54K$200K 990 PDF
FY2022 $537K$579K−$42K$254K 990 PDF
FY2021 $560K$505K$55K$296K 990 PDF
FY2020 $492K$620K−$128K$241K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $537,460 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $114,231$102,432
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $427,405$427,684
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $51,476$7,344
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $593,112$537,460
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $397,156$338,016
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $220,752$197,927
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $617,908$535,943
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,796$1,517
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $537,460 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,612 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$102,432
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$102,432
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $427,684$427,684
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,732$4,732
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $432,416 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,612$537,460
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $535,943 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $173,642 · Management $88,154 · Fundraising $47,839$309,635
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,829 · Management $8,137 · Fundraising $4,415$28,381
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,000$11,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,229$1,229
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,373 · Management $3,814 · Fundraising $5,085$21,272
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,059 · Management $5,184 · Fundraising $2,592$51,835
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,341$2,341
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,213 · Management $881$17,094
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,068 · Management $3,203$4,271
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,988 · Management $22,520 · Fundraising $100$88,608
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $99 · Management $178$277
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $330,500 · Management $145,412 · Fundraising $60,031$535,943
Part X · Balance sheet $254,028 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,892$29,710
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,097$10,433
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,577$6,135
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $224,846$207,750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $294,412$254,028
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,579$6,530
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,772$2,230
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,518$9,728
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $119,613$77,711
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $140,527$161,068
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,272$15,249
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $174,799$176,317
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $294,412$254,028
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,317 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$537,460
XI-2 Total expenses$535,943
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,517
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$174,799
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,317

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