Promote and preserve folk music by presenting concerts and classes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 53 volunteers and 3 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$236K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$268K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$356K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$236K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$346K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$324K
FY2024$318K
FY2025$236K
Expenses
$268K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$261K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$367K
FY2025$268K
Net assets
$356K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$448K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$388K
FY2025$356K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Mar 1979.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $220K Management & general 11% · $29K Fundraising 8% · $20K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $43K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$43,077Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Patricia a Tanner—$86,290$84,864$86,487$86,394
Alyson Bonavoglia$43,077————

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

Programs and updates

Presents concerts and classes to promote and preserve folk music.

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1 program · $220K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Presented 50 weekly guitar classes, 50 weekly percussion classes, 3 terms of the calliope school of folk music, 7 calliope concert series concerts, 2 virtual school classes, 6 roots cellar concerts, 3 schenley plaza summer concerts, jam sessions, and regular free events.

$220Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$236K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$268K
Ln 25
Programscol B$220K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$356K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$375K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Total revenueLn 12$236K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$353K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$375K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$356K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 653
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$393K$360K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$407K$375K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$388K$356K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$53K$6K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$48K$5K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$533$428$46$59
Other employee benefitsLn 9$863$691$75$97
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$11K$9K$970$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$400
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$26K$1K$2K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$911$134
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$568$568
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$12K$8K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$172$222
Total functional expensesLn 25$268K$220K$29K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $236K$268K−$32K$356K 990 PDF
FY2024 $318K$367K−$49K$388K 990 PDF
FY2023 $324K$348K−$24K$437K 990 PDF
FY2022 $341K$327K$14K$462K 990 PDF
FY2021 $346K$261K$84K$448K 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 $236,155 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $180,805$136,081
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $123,560$88,176
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,361$11,898
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $317,726$236,155
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 $207,767$137,789
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,817$130,695
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $366,584$268,484
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,858−$32,329
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $236,155 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$23,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$113,081
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$136,081
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $88,176$88,176
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,898$11,898
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $88,176 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,898$236,155
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $268,484 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,302 · Management $5,782 · Fundraising $7,377$66,461
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,967 · Management $5,185 · Fundraising $6,703$59,855
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $428 · Management $46 · Fundraising $59$533
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $691 · Management $75 · Fundraising $97$863
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,762 · Management $1,234 · Fundraising $1,081$10,077
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $8,954 · Management $970 · Fundraising $1,245$11,169
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,784$44,784
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,521 · Management $400$8,921
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,285 · Management $4,112$6,397
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,517 · Management $1,486 · Fundraising $1,907$28,910
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,913 · Management $911 · Fundraising $134$6,958
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $568$568
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,866 · Management $7,619 · Fundraising $1,558$21,043
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,551 · Management $172 · Fundraising $222$1,945
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $219,541 · Management $28,560 · Fundraising $20,383$268,484
Part X · Balance sheet $374,925 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,478$6,620
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $371,391$353,288
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,121$3,103
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,548$5,019
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,090$2,522
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,481$4,373
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $407,109$374,925
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,621$10,282
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,290$4,622
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,221$4,373
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,132$19,277
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $296,362$264,033
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $91,615$91,615
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $387,977$355,648
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $407,109$374,925
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $355,648 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$236,155
XI-2 Total expenses$268,484
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,329
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$387,977
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$355,648

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