Intonation Music Workshop EIN 26-0799250 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Intonation Music Workshop

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Teaches kids instruments and forms rock bands, building confidence and skills. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $773K in revenue, $890K in expenses, and $576K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Chicago, IL
Website
www.intonationmusic.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$773KFY2025
Expenses
$890K
Net assets
$576K
People
19
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  26-0799250 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Chicago, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches kids instruments and forms rock bands, building confidence and skills.
Leadership
Tonya Howell · Executive Director · $123K
Money in and out
$773K revenue, $890K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$773K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$890K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$576K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$117K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-15%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -148% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$773K
FY2025▼ -41%
Expenses
$890K
FY2025+0.4%
Total assets
$683K
FY2025▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$107K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total revenue
$773K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$890K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$576K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$117K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$683K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $682K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provides music education for about 700 children annually, 3rd through 12th grade, in the greater Bronzeville neighborhoods. Activities include musical instruction, access to instruments, performance, mentorship, recording and clinics with music industry professionals.

$682Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CIntonation Music Workshop
EINHdr · item D26-0799250
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.intonationmusic.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A68)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2008

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
Executive Director
$123,326Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tonya Howell’s $123K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tonya Howell$123,326$110,140$103,617$22,458
Michael Simons$74,967$95,000$80,359

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$415K · 54%
Other revenue$228K · 29%
Program service revenue$130K · 17%
Contributions & grants54%$415K
Other revenue29%$228K
Program service revenue17%$130K
— government grantsLn 1e$75K
Total revenueLn 12$773K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.10
Program services77%$682K
Management & general13%$119K
Fundraising10%$90K
Total functional expensesLn 25$890K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$472K
Total assetsLn 16$683K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$107K
Total net assetsLn 32$576K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $472K · Operating expenses/yr $890K
6.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $682K · Total expenses $890K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $119K · Total expenses $890K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $90K · Total expenses $890K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $104K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $513K
$0.20 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $415K · Total revenue $773K
54%
Government reliance
Government grants $75K · Total revenue $773K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $130K · Total revenue $773K
17%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $773K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $130K · Total expenses $890K
15%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $773K · Prior year $1.3M
-41%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $788K · FY2024 $773K
-0.4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $576K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $773K · Expenses $890K
-15%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $683K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $576K · Total assets $683K
84%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $683K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tonya Howell · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $123K · Total expenses $890K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $700K · Total expenses $890K
79%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 22%
Revenue growth -41%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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)$773K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$888K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$960K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$585K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$788K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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