Musical Mentors Collaborative INC FY2024 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 45-2953053Revenue $564K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmusical-mentors.org1178 Broadway 3rd Floor 1549, 10001-5666 · New York, NYTax-exempt since May 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Musical Mentors Collaborative is a music education nonprofit that provides free, one-on-one music instruction to students who wouldnt otherwise have access to private lessons.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $21K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$564K
+107% vs prior year
Spent
$483K
To programs
41%
Net assets
$122K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$564K
FY2024▲ +107%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$364K
Expenses
$483K
FY2024▲ +70%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$353K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$483K
FY2025$554K
Net assets
$122K
FY2024▲ +200%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$89K
FY2022$52K
FY2023$41K
FY2024$122K
FY2025−$68K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending May 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2012.

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

Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $200K Management & general 28% · $136K Fundraising 30% · $146K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$114,573Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President and Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Sansone’s $122K as Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Kathryn Sansone$121,809$114,573$214

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

Programs and updates

Provides free, one-on-one music lessons to underserved students.

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1 program · $200K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Musical Mentors Collaborative is a nonprofit that provides student-centered music instruction and bespoke mentorship to under-resourced communities, addressing structural inequities in music education.

$200Kprogram expense

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
Gibson GivesFY2025$3K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$564K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$562K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$709
Money outPt IX
$483K
Ln 25
Programscol B$200K
Managementcol C$136K
Fundraisingcol D$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$122K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$562K
Government grantsLn 1e$80K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$709
Total revenueLn 12$564K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$124K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$122K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K$124K
Total assetsLn 16$42K$145K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$41K$122K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$37K$25K$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$80K$47K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$3K$988$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$2K$9K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$9K$3K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$567$2K$243
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$49K$641
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$2K$773$6K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$1K$12K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$5K$16K$500
TravelLn 17$21K$905$107$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$10K$689$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K$200K$136K$146K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $364K$554K−$190K−$68K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $564K$483K$81K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 $273K$284K−$11K$41K 990 PDF
FY2022 $272K$309K−$37K$52K 990 PDF
FY2021 $408K$353K$55K$89K 990 PDF
FY2020 $85K$34K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $563,802 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $267,280$561,593
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,285$1,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47$709
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $272,612$563,802
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,246$310,256
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$3,243
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $107,820$169,175
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $284,066$482,674
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,454$81,128
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $563,802 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,475
VIII-1e Government grants$79,945
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$479,173
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$561,593
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,500$1,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $709$709
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,209 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$563,802
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $482,674 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,304 · Management $24,869 · Fundraising $62,174$124,347
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,360 · Management $47,337 · Fundraising $20,632$148,329
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,750 · Management $988 · Fundraising $2,511$6,249
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,000 · Management $9,322 · Fundraising $1,400$12,722
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,972 · Management $2,911 · Fundraising $6,726$18,609
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $567 · Management $1,945 · Fundraising $243$2,755
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,545$18,545
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,243$3,243
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,180 · Management $641$49,821
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,292 · Management $773 · Fundraising $6,337$9,402
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,459 · Management $11,648 · Fundraising $1,724$14,831
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,738 · Management $16,401 · Fundraising $500$21,639
IX-17 TravelPrograms $905 · Management $107 · Fundraising $20,245$21,257
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,771 · Management $689 · Fundraising $20,465$30,925
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,298 · Management $136,176 · Fundraising $146,200$482,674
Part X · Balance sheet $144,778 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,483$123,693
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,340$21,085
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,823$144,778
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,299$2,666
X-25 Other liabilities$460
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,299$23,126
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40,524$121,652
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,524$121,652
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,823$144,778
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $121,652 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$563,802
XI-2 Total expenses$482,674
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,128
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,524
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$121,652

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