Musicians Incorporated FY2022 filing

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To help fund the denham springs high school band

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$24K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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
FY2024
latest Form 990-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$24K
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
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$318K
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$295K
To programs
41%
Net assets
$352K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$318K
FY2022▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$202K
Expenses
$295K
FY2022▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$245K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$203K
Net assets
$352K
FY2022▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$328K
FY2022$352K
FY2023$298K
FY2024$297K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2003.

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

Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $119K Management & general 10% · $29K Fundraising 50% · $146K

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

2 people listed on the 990-T; $24K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$12,969Pt VII · Sec A
$10,594Pt VII · Sec A

Denise English’s $13K as Pres./Treasurer is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Denise English$13,299$13,877$10,594$9,806—
Melvin Duncan—$4,265$12,969$10,298$8,160
Denise Duncan————$8,820
Tammy Crawford$6,000————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds Denham Springs High School's band program.

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1 program · $119K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Provide support for the arts and music programs in and around livingston parish, la. Main support is for the denham springs high school band. The band is composed of 185 students in which funds are used to help the band travel for concerts and other marching events.

$119Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $244K · 2022–2024
Denham Springs High SchoolFY2024$30,000
LSU GuardLA · FY2024$15,000
Denham Springs High SchoolFY2023$45,150
French Settlement High SchoolFY2023$16,500
Lohs EaglettesFY2023$15,000
La Lady Fury SoftballFY2023$11,000
Gifted Kids TravelLA · FY2023$8,000
Denham Springs High SchoolFY2022$60,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$15,415
Individual RecipientFY2022$10,000
Gifted Kids TravelLA · FY2022$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$318K
Other income$318K
Money out
$295K
Programs$119K
Management$29K
Fundraising$146K
Owns and owes
$352K
net assets
Cash and savings$352K
Total assets$352K
Liabilities$0
People
2
listed
Paid2
Voting board2
Independent0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$318K
Total revenue$318K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$352K
Total assets$352K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$352K
Operations
Employees43
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyNo
Whistleblower policyNo
Records policyNo

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $202K$203K−$801$297K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 26, 2024 $215K$269K−$54K$298K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $318K$295K$24K$352K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $479K$245K$234K$328K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2021 $156K$91K$65K$94K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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