Infinite Music Foundation

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Morro Bay, CA501(c)(3)Since 2013Arts & CultureEIN 46-2959266Revenue $313K in FY2025

On file with the IRSinfinitemusic.org1163 Main St, 93442-2005 · Morro Bay, CATax-exempt since Nov 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Infinite Music is 501c3 nonprofit that provides underserved youth on California's Central Coast the opportunity to experience the transformative power of music through education, appreciation, and performance. Our goal is a future where all the youth we serve can achieve their limitless potential through music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 32 volunteers.
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
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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $134K a year · 49% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $82K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$313K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$148K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$488K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$313K
FY2025▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$231K
FY2025$313K
Expenses
$148K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$127K
FY2025$148K
Net assets
$488K
FY2025▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$323K
FY2025$488K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2013.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $124K Management & general 15% · $23K 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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Program Coordinator/Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founding Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers underserved youth music education, appreciation, and performance opportunities.

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3 programs · $124K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Infinite Music Rising StarsTM awards tuition-free individual private and/or small group instrumental and vocal instruction to seventy two (72) students, 2nd through 12th grades, who are evaluated for the award based on academic achievement, musical talent, and financial need.

$124Kprogram expense
02

*group Programs

Guadalupe Union School District (GUSD) Infinite Music provided our Makin' Music after school program to GUSD with seven music classes to over 450 elementary and middle school students in the music classes of Musical Explorers* (TK-2nd; *learning rhythm, movement, singing, dance and music elements); Choirs (3rd-4th grades); Beginning…

Pt IX · col B
03

Be InstrumentalTMworkshops are group mentoring practicums for students enrolled in school band, voice, and related school music programs as well as for aspiring music students outside of band (keyboards, guitar, songwriting, digital engineering/recording, etc.) taught by industry professionals, professional musicians, and music teachers.

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$82K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$313K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$123K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$148K
Ln 25
Programscol B$124K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$488K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$123K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Total revenueLn 12$313K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$67K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$421K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$488K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$142K$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$181K$421K
Total assetsLn 16$323K$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$323K$488K
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$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$19K$14K$5K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$941$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$93K$93K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$5K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$0$5K$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$778$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$0$4K$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$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$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$7K$1K$500
Total functional expensesLn 25$148K$124K$23K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $313K$148K$165K$488K 990 PDF
FY2024 $231K$127K$104K$323K 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
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Part I · Summary $313,134 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,573$123,417
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $135,458$169,350
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,269$20,367
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $231,300$313,134
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,449$148,386
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,449$148,386
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,851$164,748
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $313,134 across 12 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$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$123,417
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$123,417
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $169,350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$169,350
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,367$20,367
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $169,350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,367$313,134
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $148,386 across 30 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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $14,378 · Management $4,792 · Fundraising $0$19,170
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,100 · Management $941 · Fundraising $0$3,041
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 $93,271 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$93,271
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,732 · Management $1,183 · Fundraising $1,000$6,915
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,841 · Fundraising $0$4,841
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $778 · Management $2,777$3,555
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,983 · Fundraising $0$3,983
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,710 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,710
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,291 · Fundraising $0$1,291
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 InsuranceManagement $1,801$1,801
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,072 · Management $1,236 · Fundraising $500$8,808
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $124,041 · Management $22,845 · Fundraising $1,500$148,386
Part X · Balance sheet $487,935 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $142,324$66,705
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 $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $180,863$421,230
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $323,187$487,935
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 $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $323,187$487,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $323,187$487,935
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $487,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$313,134
XI-2 Total expenses$148,386
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$164,748
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$323,187
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$487,935

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