Npf was founded in memory of celebrated jazz violinist, educator and humanitarian, Noel Pointer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 70 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $329K a year · 18% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $128K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$154K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +74%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$566K
FY2023$948K
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1996.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.8M Management & general 6% · $108K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President CFO
$151,457Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Chinita Pointer$151,457$105,901$115,915$119,751

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

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

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Honors a jazz violinist's legacy by supporting music education and humanitarian causes.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The noel pointer foundation NPF was established in 1995 as a not-for-profit corporation to create, manage and grow string music programs throughout the new york metropolitan area. NPFS mission is to enrich school age childrens musical, cultural and academic experience, infusing them with a positive sense of who they are and a boundless…

$956Kprogram expense
02

Nyc dept. Of education programs and mentoring for low income urban families, music instruction for string instruments in after school and day programs maintained at public schools. Teach various music programs such as site reading, theory, appreciation, history, technique and performence perspectives.

$607Kprogram expense
03

Department of cultural affairs outreach music program, an after school program which teaches nyc dept of education programs and mentoring for low income urban families. Music instruction for string instruments in after school and day programs maintained at public schools.

$276Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$128K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$777K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$978K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$777K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$978K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$978K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$701
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 570
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$778K$978K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$701$701
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K$154K
Net assetsLn 32$948K$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$49K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$736K$677K$59K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$926$81
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$56K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$24K$22K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$56K$50K$6K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$989
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$12K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$761K$756K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$224K$206K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.8M$108K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.6M$1.9M$629K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.9M$149K$948K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $1.4M$1.1M$286K$566K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.1M$254K$280K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,576,376 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,478,292$1,794,298
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $565,457$777,205
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $61$4,873
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,043,810$2,576,376
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $947,861$859,367
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $947,223$1,087,853
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,895,084$1,947,220
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $148,726$629,156
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,576,376 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,779,444
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,854
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,794,298
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$777,205
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,873$4,873
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $4,873$2,576,376
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,947,220 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,408 · Management $11,590$60,998
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $677,455 · Management $58,909$736,364
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $926 · Management $81$1,007
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,118 · Management $4,880$60,998
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,929 · Management $2,436$24,365
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,102 · Management $5,567$55,669
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,897 · Management $989$9,886
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,345 · Management $1,074$13,419
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $756,451 · Management $4,170$760,621
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $205,534 · Management $18,359$223,893
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,839,165 · Management $108,055 · Fundraising $0$1,947,220
Part X · Balance sheet $1,799,594 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $777,804$977,940
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $281,277$820,953
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $701$701
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,059,782$1,799,594
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,675$51,006
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $107,139$103,209
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $111,814$154,215
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $840,829$1,542,170
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $107,139$103,209
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $947,968$1,645,379
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,059,782$1,799,594
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,645,379 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,576,376
XI-2 Total expenses$1,947,220
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$629,156
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$947,968
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$68,255
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,645,379

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