Junior Chamber Music

Tax-deductible

Irvine, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 27-3038689Revenue $513K in FY2025

On file with the IRSjuniorchambermusic.org125 Nighthawk, 92604-3604 · Irvine, CATax-exempt since Apr 2011Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Coach chamber music and provide performance opportunities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$47K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 11% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$47K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$14K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$513K
+82% vs prior year
Spent
$455K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$306K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$513K
FY2025▲ +82%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$181K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$281K
FY2025$513K
Expenses
$455K
FY2025▲ +119%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$464K
FY2024$208K
FY2025$455K
Net assets
$306K
FY2025▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$64K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$201K
FY2025$306K

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 Apr 2011.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $440K Management & general 3% · $14K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $47K 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
Director
$16,605Pt VII · Sec A
$8,445Pt VII · Sec A
Bookkeeper
$5,675Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$5,600Pt VII · Sec A
$5,465Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$5,085Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Direc
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Minji Noh’s $17K as Director is at the 13th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Minji Noh$16,605$14,800$10,000——$4,000
Joanne Im——$12,000$12,000——
Sarah Noh—————$12,000
Leah Kohn————$8,940$2,000
Jackie Petitto$8,445$7,200$3,225———
Xun Liu$5,675$5,675————
Stella Cho$5,600$3,700$1,650———
Wen-Ting Huang$5,465$3,850$1,500—$750$2,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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3 programs · $440K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Korea and japan international tour

$158Kprogram expense
02

Mountains Retreat to the Idyllwild Arts Academy.

$141Kprogram expense
03

JCM-wide Chamber Music Competition.

$141Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$513K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$513K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$113
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$455K
Ln 25
Programscol B$440K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$306K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$113
Fees for servicesLn 2g$513K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$513K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$193K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$127K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$306K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$0
Total assetsLn 16$215K$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$201K$306K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$260$260
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$47K$47K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$158K$158K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$206K$206K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$455K$440K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $513K$455K$58K$306K 990 PDF
FY2024 $281K$208K$74K$201K 990 PDF
FY2023 $476K$464K$12K$126K 990 PDF
FY2022 $181K$64K 990 PDF
FY2021 $100K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020 $128K$62K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $512,929 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$113
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $281,240$512,814
I-10 Investment income$2
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $281,240$512,929
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$260
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $40,475$46,875
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,251$407,746
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $207,726$454,881
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,514$58,048
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $512,929 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$113
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$113
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $512,814$512,814
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2$2
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2 · Excluded from tax $512,814$512,929
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $454,881 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $260$260
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,875$46,875
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,400$14,400
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $157,826$157,826
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,427$2,427
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,165$1,165
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,540$1,540
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $205,801$205,801
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,587$24,587
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $440,481 · Management $14,400 · Fundraising $0$454,881
Part X · Balance sheet $319,768 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,511$192,722
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,165$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $80,381$127,046
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $215,057$319,768
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,692$13,690
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $201,365$306,078
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $215,057$319,768
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $306,078 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$512,929
XI-2 Total expenses$454,881
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$58,048
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$201,365
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$46,665
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$306,078

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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