Aimusic US EIN 46-4226663

Aimusic US

EIN  46-4226663 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cupertino, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Preserves cultural heritage and nurtures students through traditional music.
Leadership
Xie Tan Lee · Executive Director · $91K
Money in and out
$424K revenue, $423K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency

Preserves cultural heritage and nurtures students through traditional music. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $424K in revenue, $423K in expenses, and $128K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$424K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$423K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$128K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $2K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.20
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs▼ -10% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -37% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -26% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$424K
FY2025▼ -14%
Expenses
$423K
FY2025▼ -14%
Total assets
$254K
FY2025▼ -21%
Total liabilities
$127K
FY2025▼ -35%
Total revenue
$424K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$423K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$128K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$2K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$254K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $284K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Music Class

We provide a music education program for about 90 students, most of whom are aged 6 to 18. We offer 30 group classes each week for four levels of students, focusing on playing Chinese instruments. Most classes are in-person, while some are conducted online.

$176Kprogram expense
02

Community Performance

Aimusic.US teaching artists and student musicians presented 26 community service performances in San Francisco Bay Area. All the performances with unique heritage Chinese instrumental music were free to the public.

$75Kprogram expense
03

Cultural Exchange Activities

We held our 10th International Aimusic Festival at the McAfee Performing Arts Center in Saratoga in May 2025. Guest artists from China and various other cities were invited to participate. Several new pieces for both large and small ensembles were premiered during the event.

$33Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAimusic US
EINHdr · item D46-4226663
Principal addressHdr · item CCupertino, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.aimusic.us
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A68)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$90,750Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$19,200Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Xie Tan Lee’s $91K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Xie Tan Lee$90,750$130,000$161,000$212,638$145,363
Tzu-In Pan$19,200$25,200$24,200$40,167$17,533
Yunzhang Pei$15,000$15,000$15,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$271K · 64%
Program service revenue$151K · 36%
Contributions & grants64%$271K
Program service revenue36%$151K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$479
— government grantsLn 1e$99K
Total revenueLn 12$424K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.20
Program services67%$284K
Management & general12%$52K
Fundraising20%$87K
Total functional expensesLn 25$423K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$60K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$127K
Total net assetsLn 32$128K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $160K · Operating expenses/yr $423K
4.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $284K · Total expenses $423K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $52K · Total expenses $423K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $87K · Total expenses $423K
20%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $72K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $200K
$0.36 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $271K · Total revenue $424K
64%
Government reliance
Government grants $99K · Total revenue $424K
23%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $151K · Total revenue $424K
36%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $424K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $151K · Total expenses $423K
36%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $424K · Prior year $495K
-14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $637K · FY2024 $424K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $128K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $424K · Expenses $423K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $254K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $128K · Total assets $254K
50%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $100K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $254K
39%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Xie Tan Lee · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $91K · Total expenses $423K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $337K · Total expenses $423K
80%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 32%
Revenue growth -14%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$119K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$424K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$495K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$524K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$572K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$637K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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