Musiqa EIN 56-2281440 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Musiqa FY2023 filing

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Enriching Houston through contemporary classical music performances and education, integrating music with other arts. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $346K in revenue, $262K in expenses, and $124K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Houston, TX
Website
musiqahouston.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$346KFY2023
Expenses
$262K
Net assets
$124K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  56-2281440 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Houston, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Enriching Houston through contemporary classical music performances and education, integrating music with other arts.
Leadership
Anthony Barilla · Executive Director · $53K
Money in and out
$346K revenue, $262K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$346K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$262K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$124K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $83K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$346K
FY2023▲ +54%
Expenses
$262K
FY2023▲ +9%
Total assets
$130K
FY2023▲ +183%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2023▲ +160%
Total revenue
$346K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$262K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$124K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$83K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$130K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMusiqa
EINHdr · item D56-2281440
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jmusiqahouston.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A65)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$53,100Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Anthony Barilla$53,100$45,000$45,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $97K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Music-Musiqa presented over 100 artists with opportunities to showcase their skills and engaged more than 20,500 people in arts experiences in the Houston area and beyond through in-person and digital content.

$63Kprogram expense
02

Musiqa previously launched the first MusiqaLab program fostering young composers at Madison High School, a Title 1 school in Houston, presented free performances at the Contemporary Art Museum Houston and launched a new consortium emerging Black, Latinx and Indigenous composers and continues to expand this program.

$23Kprogram expense
03

Harmony in the Air Public Performance

Musiqa expanded access to high quality artistic experiences around Houston, providing opportunities for artists at varying stages of their careers. They performed for countless travelers to Houston at Hobby Airport through participation in Houston Airport Systems Harmony in the Air program.

$11Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$266K · 77%
Program service revenue$37K · 11%
Other revenue$38K · 11%
Investment income$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants77%$266K
Program service revenue11%$37K
Other revenue11%$38K
Investment income1%$5K
— government grantsLn 1e$55K
Total revenueLn 12$346K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program services92%$242K
Management & general8%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$127K
Total assetsLn 16$130K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$124K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $127K · Operating expenses/yr $262K
5.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $242K · Total expenses $262K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $20K · Total expenses $262K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $262K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $143K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $266K · Total revenue $346K
77%
Government reliance
Government grants $55K · Total revenue $346K
16%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $37K · Total revenue $346K
11%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $346K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $37K · Total expenses $262K
14%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $346K · Prior year $224K
+54%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $124K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $346K · Expenses $262K
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $130K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $124K · Total assets $130K
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $130K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Anthony Barilla · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $53K · Total expenses $262K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $126K · Total expenses $262K
48%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 54%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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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)$336K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$370K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$346K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$224K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$245K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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