Akropolis Quintet, INC. Is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created by and governing the contemporary music ensemble, the Akropolis reed Quintet. Their mission is to create a more vibrant society with greater accessibility to contemporary music through our quintet's artistic excellence utilized in performances, educational workshops, and community engagement. Each year the organization performs about 50 live concerts including a self-produced music festival in detroit; delivers 50-75 music education workshops, including a school year-length residency at 3 detroit high schools; commissions and premieres multiple works by professional and youth composers; records and releases new music; creates and disseminates video performances; and sells sheet music and other merchandise. The ensemble has won numerous national chamber music prizes and its nonprofit leadership, who are also ensemble members, have been recognized as jurors of major prizes and for their leadership, such as through the

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$158K 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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FY2021 · 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 63% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 63% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 11 voting members
Worth a look: 5 of 11 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$227K
Spent
$251K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$48K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$227K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$227K
FY2022$328K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$414K
Expenses
$251K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$251K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$316K
FY2024$341K
FY2025$455K
Net assets
$48K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$48K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$60K
FY2024$77K
FY2025$36K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $239K Management & general 4% · $11K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$47,438Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$36,896Pt VII · Sec A
$26,354Pt VII · Sec A
$26,354Pt VII · Sec A
$21,083Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Landry’s $57K as Executive Di is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Matthew Landry$57,000$52,000$49,500$49,500$47,438
Kari Landry$47,000$42,000$38,500$38,500$36,896
Timothy Gocklin$40,000$32,200$30,667$22,000$21,083
Andrew Keoppe$40,000$32,200$30,667$27,500$26,354
Ryan Reynolds$40,000$32,200$30,666$27,500$26,354

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

Programs and updates

Performs and teaches contemporary music, making it accessible through concerts and workshops.

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1 program · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Akropolis delivers over 120 annual performances including ticketed recitals, k-12 outreach, and community residency activities. Celebrating their 10TH anniversary, akropolis 2019-20 season features 10 commissions for the ensemble.

$239Kprogram 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 · FY2025
CulturesourceFY2025$21K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$227K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$48K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Total revenueLn 12$227K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$48K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 610
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K$109K
Total assetsLn 16$112K$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$73K$48K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$158K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$660$660
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$626$3K
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$14K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$477$477
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$239K$11K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $414K$455K−$42K$36K 990 PDF
FY2024 $359K$341K$17K$77K 990 PDF
FY2023 $280K$316K−$36K$60K 990 PDF
FY2022 $328K$280K$48K$96K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $227K$251K−$24K$48K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $227,158 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $115,726$157,520
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $176,862$69,638
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $292,588$227,158
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $156,608$170,709
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $104,318$80,705
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $260,926$251,414
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,662−$24,256
Part VI · Governance 5 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $227,158 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$157,520
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$157,520
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $69,638$69,638
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $69,638$227,158
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,414 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $158,125$158,125
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,584$12,584
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $660$660
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,359$3,359
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,333$33,333
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $626 · Management $2,660$3,286
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,651$20,651
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,791$1,791
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,694 · Management $1,667 · Fundraising $1,787$17,148
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $477$477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $239,013 · Management $10,614 · Fundraising $1,787$251,414
Part X · Balance sheet $110,026 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,706$108,619
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,685$1,407
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,391$110,026
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,363$2,537
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $28,597$59,065
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,711$61,602
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $72,680$48,424
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $72,680$48,424
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,391$110,026
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $48,424 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$227,158
XI-2 Total expenses$251,414
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,256
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$72,680
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$48,424

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