Enriching Houston through contemporary classical music performances and education, integrating music with other arts.
For fiscal year 2025 it reported $336K in revenue, $344K in expenses, and $201K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$336K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$344K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$201K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$8K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
78%
15%
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -111% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$336K
FY2025▼ -9%
$370K$185K$0
FY2021FY2025
Expenses
$344K
FY2025▲ +21%
$344K$172K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total assets
$209K
FY2025▼ -3%
$216K$108K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total liabilities
$8K
FY2025▲ +13%
$30K$15K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total revenue
$336K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$344K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$201K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$209K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $179K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Major Concerts
Musiqa presented over 70 artists with opportunities to showcase their skills and engaged more than 55,000 people in arts experiences in the Houston area and beyond through in-person and digital content.
$113Kprogram expense
02
Outside Performances and Education Programs
Musiqa grew its MusiqaLab program fostering young composers at Madison High School, a Title 1 school in Houston, expanded opportunities to young people regionally with master classes, presented free performances at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and elsewhere, provided opportunities to young artists by hosting and administering their…
$51Kprogram expense
03
Harmony in the Air Public Performance
Musiqa expanded access to high quality artistic experiences around Houston, providing employment to artists at varying stages of their careers. They performed for a large number of travelers to Houston at Hobby Airport through participation in Houston Airport System's "Harmony in the Air" program.
Anthony Barilla’s $53K as Executive Director
is at the 47th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
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.
Individual Mary Lou Swift · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $344K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $140K · Total expenses $344K
41%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
78%
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Overhead ratio
7%
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Fundraising cost ratio
21%
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Revenue growth
-9%
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Accounting fee ratio
1%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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