CMU is dedicated to providing outstanding classical music performances and music education to the residents and visitors of Mono and Inyo counties, nurturing the love for music in people of all ages and backgrounds.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 4 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$181K
to officers and key staff · 46% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 46% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$93K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$426K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$396K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$270K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$426K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$324K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$383K
FY2025$426K
Expenses
$396K
FY2025▲ +5%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$276K
FY2022$337K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$378K
FY2025$396K
Net assets
$270K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$228K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$270K

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 Aug 2003.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $352K Management & general 6% · $22K Fundraising 6% · $22K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $181K 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
Education Director
$103,220Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director & Secretary
$77,340Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Hang’s $103K as Education Director is at the 90th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rebecca Hang$103,220$98,260$98,920$93,240$83,543
Brian Schuldt$77,340$78,800$79,320$76,150$73,858

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $234K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

2024 SUMMER FESTIVAL. The 2024 music festival was held Cerro Coso College in Mammoth Lakes and consisted of 6 concerts over the period, July 17 - July 28. Twenty guest artists joined the resident Felici Piano Trio in the performances. 1250 tickets were purchased.

$119Kprogram expense
02

2024/25 WINTER CONCERT SERIES. The resident Felici Piano Trio and 7 guests presented 10 chamber music concerts at the Cerro Coso Colleges in Mammoth Lakes & Bishop from October 2024 to April 2025. 650 tickets were purchased and an estimated 300 people viewed free livestreams.

$88Kprogram expense
03

2024/25 IN-SCHOOL MUSIC PRESENTATIONS. The CMU Artists-in-Residence presented 28 educational outreach programs for the various elementary, middle and high schools and libraries of Mono and Inyo counties.

$26Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$426K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$396K
Ln 25
Programscol B$352K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$270K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$333K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Government grantsLn 1e$73K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$426K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
SavingsLn 2$107K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$333K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K
Net assetsLn 32$270K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 645
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$310K$333K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$335K$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K$93K
Net assetsLn 32$240K$270K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$181K$155K$13K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$2K$223$223
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$24K$19K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$30K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K$79$79
Office expensesLn 13$20K$18K$813$813
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$11K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$264$264
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$90K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$396K$352K$22K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $426K$396K$30K$270K 990 PDF
FY2024 $383K$378K$5K$240K 990 PDF
FY2023 $392K$386K$7K$236K 990 PDF
FY2022 $338K$337K$622$229K 990 PDF
FY2021 $324K$276K$48K$228K 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 $426,356 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $286,886$324,431
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $88,776$92,242
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,960$9,683
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $382,622$426,356
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 $261,716$257,059
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,035$139,396
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $377,751$396,455
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,871$29,901
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $426,356 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$73,203
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,228
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$324,431
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $92,242 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$92,242
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $9,683 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,683
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $101,925 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$426,356
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $396,455 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $155,144 · Management $12,708 · Fundraising $12,708$180,560
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,782 · Management $223 · Fundraising $223$2,228
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,200 · Management $2,400 · Fundraising $2,400$24,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,948 · Management $3,594 · Fundraising $3,594$37,136
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,845 · Management $1,145 · Fundraising $1,145$13,135
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,975 · Management $79 · Fundraising $79$14,133
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,985 · Management $813 · Fundraising $813$19,611
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,950 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $1,200$13,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,115 · Management $264 · Fundraising $264$2,643
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,659 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$89,659
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $351,603 · Management $22,426 · Fundraising $22,426$396,455
Part X · Balance sheet $363,477 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $204,149$226,353
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,710$106,918
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,045$10,454
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,136$19,752
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $335,040$363,477
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $94,565$93,101
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $94,565$93,101
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $240,475$270,376
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $240,475$270,376
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $335,040$363,477
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $270,376 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$426,356
XI-2 Total expenses$396,455
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,901
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$240,475
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$270,376

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