Reading Musical Foundation EIN 23-1472487

Reading Musical Foundation

EIN  23-1472487 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Reading, PA 1 follower
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Promotes music education, advocacy, and performances in Greater Reading.
Leadership
Keri M Shultz · President · $90K
Money in and out
$1.5M revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Promotes music education, advocacy, and performances in Greater Reading. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.5M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $23.2M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$23.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $386K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
201.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+25%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +32% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.5M
FY20250%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -8%
Total assets
$23.6M
FY2025▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$417K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total revenue
$1.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$23.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$386K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$23.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $945K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

RMF provides grants to music-presenting organizations and special projects that strengthen berks county's cultural life. Funding is awarded based on each organization's ability to advance RMF'S mission of inspiring, nurturing, and sustaining a vibrant musical community.

$583Kprogram expense
02

Student Scholarships

The scholarship program provides financial assistance to committed berks county music students who audition on merit or demonstrate financial need. Scholarships are available for piano, organ, woodwind, brass, percussion, string, harp, guitar and vocal students, as well as awards for college tuition.

$263Kprogram expense
03

RMF shares the musical experience with members of the community who may not otherwise have access to music education or performance opportunities. Programs include operation replay (instrument recycling and loan program), music in the schools assemblies, after-school music instruction in reading and olivet boys & girls clubs, the latin…

$99Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CReading Musical Foundation
EINHdr · item D23-1472487
Principal addressHdr · item CReading, PA
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A68I)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1943

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a18
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b18
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$89,543Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair of Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair of Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair of Programs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Keri M Shultz’s $90K as President is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keri M Shultz$89,543$84,293$83,407$76,811$76,952$74,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$799K · 53%
Investment income$714K · 47%
Contributions & grants53%$799K
Investment income47%$714K
Program service revenue$800
Other revenue$6K
— government grantsLn 1e$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.06
Program services83%$945K
Management & general10%$118K
Fundraising6%$71K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$158K
Total assetsLn 16$23.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$417K
Total net assetsLn 32$23.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $18.8M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.1M · Less non-cash grants $12K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.1M
201.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $945K · Total expenses $1.1M
83%
Management & General
Management & general $118K · Total expenses $1.1M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $71K · Total expenses $1.1M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $62K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $887K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $799K · Total revenue $1.5M
53%
Government reliance
Government grants $13K · Total revenue $1.5M
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $800 · Total revenue $1.5M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $714K · Total revenue $1.5M
+47%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $800 · Total expenses $1.1M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.5M · Prior year $1.5M
0%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.4M · FY2024 $1.5M
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $23.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.5M · Expenses $1.1M
+25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $23.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $23.2M · Total assets $23.6M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $18.7M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $23.6M
79%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Keri M Shultz · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $90K · Total expenses $1.1M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $234K · Total expenses $1.1M
21%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth -0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 75 grants · $2.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$156,200
Unitemized GrantFY2024$106,650
Ringgold Band INCPA · FY2024$20,000
Reading Choral SocietyPA · FY2024$18,500
Berks Arts CouncilPA · FY2024$14,200
Reading Pops OrchestraPA · FY2024$11,700
Wcr Center for the Arts INCPA · FY2024$8,100
Berks Sinfonietta INCPA · FY2024$8,000
Berks Youth Chorus INCPA · FY2024$6,465
Vox PhiliaPA · FY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$165,462
Unitemized GrantFY2023$110,251
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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