The Omaha Conservatory of Music is a non-profit school that builds a diverse musical community to enrich lives through education and performance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 140 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $138K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$313K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $382K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.0M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$14.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2021$430K
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2024$5.0M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2021$741K
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2024$4.5M
Net assets
$14.4M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.5M
FY2021$16.2M
FY2021$15.9M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$13.9M
FY2024$14.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2001.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $3.7M Management & general 13% · $581K Fundraising 5% · $215K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $313K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,344Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programming
$106,528Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. Finance & Admin Thru 10/24
$85,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meghann Henry’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2021FY2020
Ruth Meints——$150,214$144,055$132,701$135,463
Meghann Henry$120,344$57,905————
Candace Jorgensen$106,528—$103,161———
Daniel Rooney$85,667$82,771$79,517$75,400$71,413—
Angie Miller—————$51,521
Hartmuth Csanadi-Schwartz—————$20,125

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

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 15aYes

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Builds a diverse musical community through education and performance.

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3 programs · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The omaha conservatory of music offers private lesson music instruction in violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, voice, percussion, woodwinds, brass, composition, and music theory. Our artist-faculty offer 40 private lessons per year to over 800 students. Approximately 15% of the students receive some form of financial aid.

$2.2Mprogram expense
02

The omaha conservatory of music provides the string sprouts program to 900 young people and their caregivers for 32 weeks of group lesson instruction that culminates in a performance with the omaha symphony annually.

$721Kprogram expense
03

The omaha conservatory of music provides class setting and ensemble education to over 350 students through on campus programs each year. These classes offer everything from introductory skills to advanced performance ensembles. Many of the students in introductory classes transition into individual lessons.

$672Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$382K
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Grants paid · 17 grants · $2.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$307,301
Unitemized GrantFY2024$30,204
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,160
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$593,319
Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,149
Unitemized GrantFY2022$512,547
Unitemized GrantFY2022$39,139
Unitemized GrantFY2021$178,731
Unitemized GrantFY2021$39,617
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,861
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,549
Unitemized GrantFY2020$121,184
Unitemized GrantFY2020$37,044
Unitemized GrantFY2019$102,874
Unitemized GrantFY2019$28,852

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$581K
Fundraisingcol D$215K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$819K
Total assetsLn 16$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$84K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75
SavingsLn 2$819K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$819K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.4M
Total assetsLn 16$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$14.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5140
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$232K$819K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$132K$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.8M$13.4M
Total assetsLn 16$14.2M$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$300K$0
Net assetsLn 32$13.9M$14.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$375K$375K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$66K$55K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$2.0M$242K$101K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$5K$3K$308
Other employee benefitsLn 9$199K$179K$11K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$175K$136K$28K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$22K$1K$933
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$316K$225K$75K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$15K$3K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$10K$5K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$73K$50K$16K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$798$798
OccupancyLn 16$248K$211K$20K$17K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K$6
InterestLn 20$16K$208$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$422K$391K$21K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$78K$78K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$67K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M$3.7M$581K$215K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $5.1M$5.2M−$152K$13.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$5.0M−$1.1M$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $3.6M$3.9M−$237K$16.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.8M$3.7M$2.1M$16.5M 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 $5,019,626 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,443,978$2,908,146
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,689,985$2,052,629
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,158$2,066
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$53,883$56,785
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,087,238$5,019,626
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $623,468$374,665
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,257,483$2,859,777
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,358,536$1,304,750
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,239,487$4,539,192
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$152,249$480,434
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $5,019,626 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,339 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$83,781
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,824,365
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,109
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,908,146
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,052,629$2,052,629
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,986$5,986
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $44,696 · Excluded from tax $6,750$51,446
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,920−$3,920
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,102,664 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,816$5,019,626
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,539,192 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $374,665$374,665
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,523 · Management $55,058 · Fundraising $34,248$154,829
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,978,713 · Management $241,894 · Fundraising $101,012$2,321,619
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,451 · Management $3,268 · Fundraising $308$9,027
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $178,818 · Management $11,301 · Fundraising $9,033$199,152
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $135,876 · Management $27,778 · Fundraising $11,496$175,150
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,131 · Management $1,456 · Fundraising $933$24,520
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $224,757 · Management $75,489 · Fundraising $15,818$316,064
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,333 · Management $2,508 · Fundraising $1,409$19,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,422 · Management $4,540 · Fundraising $3,568$18,530
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $49,608 · Management $15,753 · Fundraising $7,937$73,298
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $798$798
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $211,339 · Management $19,585 · Fundraising $16,827$247,751
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,541 · Fundraising $6$12,547
IX-20 InterestPrograms $208 · Management $16,078$16,286
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $390,595 · Management $21,113 · Fundraising $10,557$422,265
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $78,137$78,137
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,664 · Management $2,015 · Fundraising $1,625$70,304
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,743,442 · Management $580,973 · Fundraising $214,777$4,539,192
Part X · Balance sheet $14,373,993 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $175$75
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $232,116$819,417
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,809,649$13,409,575
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $131,931$144,926
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,173,871$14,373,993
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $300,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $300,000$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,034,639$13,965,675
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,839,232$408,318
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,873,871$14,373,993
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,173,871$14,373,993
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,373,993 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,019,626
XI-2 Total expenses$4,539,192
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$480,434
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,873,871
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,147
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$13,041
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,373,993

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