Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2010.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
25 people listed on the 990; $258K paid to officers and key staff.
Paola Prestini’s $154K as Director-Artistic Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paola Prestini | $154,043 | $140,385 | $173,684 | $127,854 | $131,292 | $145,750 |
| Kim Chan | — | $86,943 | $129,449 | $108,954 | $102,487 | — |
| Kyle Dolan | $103,870 | $111,881 | $97,180 | $82,838 | $46,925 | $69,625 |
| Courtenay Casey | — | — | — | — | — | $111,529 |
| Elena Park | — | $18,000 | — | — | $37,250 | $40,500 |
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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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
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II11 listed
Programs and updates
Supports composers and musicians by providing a venue and resources to create and share their work.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $207K | $160K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $22.4M | $22.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $22.8M | $22.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $12.0M | $12.1M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $10.8M | $10.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $258K | $258K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $873K | $873K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $216K | $216K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $480K | $480K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $156K | $156K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $797K | $797K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $276K | $276K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $9K | $9K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $9K | $9K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $232K | $232K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $480K | $480K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $210K | $210K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $251K | $52K | $199K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $251K | $70K | $181K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $4.5M | $3.2M | $1.3M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $3.8M | $4.5M | −$741K | $10.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $3.9M | $4.4M | −$485K | $10.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $12.0M | $3.5M | $8.5M | $11.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $3.7M | $2.9M | $763K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $2.7M | $2.3M | $409K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $4.5M | $3.3M | $1.2M | $981K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,757,479 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,757,479 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,498,925 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $22,139,596 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,085,052 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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