Music4life

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 26-4733898Revenue $187K in FY2023

On file with the IRSmusic4life.orgPo Box 17728, 98127-1300 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Aug 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provides donated and repaired musical instruments for use by students in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 75 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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
FY2023
latest Form 990-EZ
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 8% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff
Top officer’s pay lower than 78% of similar orgs
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$187K
-25% vs prior year
Net assets
$52K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$187K
FY2023▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$187K
Expenses
—
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$226K
FY2023Not on file
Net assets
$52K
FY2023▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$52K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$52K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990-EZ; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$27,188Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Endicott’s $27K as Chair/CEO is at the 22nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Endicott$27,188$18,000$15,000$16,500

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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Programs and updates

Gives donated and repaired instruments to students who need them.

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3 programs · $168K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Included during the period of this report, our Auburn Program provided 52 ready-to-play musical instruments having a fair market value of $25,774 intended for use by the students of families in-need and attending Auburn Public Schools.

$168Kprogram expense
02

Included during the period of this report, our Edmonds Program provided 54 ready-to-play musical instruments having a fair market value of $28,735 intended for use by the students of families in-need and attending Edmonds Public Schools.

Pt IX · col B
03

Included during the period of this report, our Highline Program provided 121 ready-to-play musical instruments having a fair market value of $39,975 intended for use by the students of families in-need and attending Highline Public Schools.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$187K
Other income$187K
Owns and owes
$52K
net assets
Liabilities$0
People
5
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$187K
Total revenue$187K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$0
Net assets$52K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers75
Fiscal year endsAugust

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $187K$52K 990 PDF
FY2022 $249K$226K$23K$75K 990 PDF
FY2021 $250K$218K$32K$52K 990 PDF
FY2020 $208K$205K$3K$20K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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