Simonds Music and Technology Foundation

Tax-deductible

San Jose, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 77-0572986Revenue $6K in FY2025

On file with the IRS6515 Grapevine Way, 95120-4020 · San Jose, CATax-exempt since Oct 2001Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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Simonds Music and Technology Foundation provides funding to supply Music and Technology curriculum to all students attending george w Simonds elementary school, a public school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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
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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $49K a year · 95% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$10K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 66% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
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 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6K
-82% vs prior year
Spent
$91K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$139K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$6K
FY2025▼ -82%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$12K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$31K
FY2025$6K
Expenses
$91K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$28K
FY2022$84K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$128K
FY2025$91K
Net assets
$139K
FY2025▼ -38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$368K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$225K
FY2025$139K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2001.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $74K Management & general 18% · $16K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$10,375Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Rep
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin O'Leary’s $10K as Treasurer is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kristin O'Leary$10,375$14,600$13,350$5,825$4,050

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds music and technology curriculum for all students at Simonds Elementary School.

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3 programs · $74K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Simonds music and technology foundation provides funding to san jose unified school district to support the classroom music program with a part-timee music teacher contractor. Simonds music and technology foundation additionally provides funding for music class supplies and costumes for grade-level musicals.

$37Kprogram expense
02

Simonds music and technology foundation provides funding to san jose unified school district to support the science and garden programs.

$21Kprogram expense
03

Simonds music and technology foundation provides funding to san jose unified school district to support the band, choir and strings music programs and their three part-time district instructors. Simonds music and technology foundation additionally provides funding for musical instruments, books, supplies, and uniforms.

$17Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $29K · 2020–2022
George W Simonds Elementary SchoolFY2022$12,315
George W SimondsFY2020$17,180

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$46
Money outPt IX
$91K
Ln 25
Programscol B$74K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$139K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$46
Total revenueLn 12$6K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$139K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$139K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$225K$139K
Total assetsLn 16$225K$139K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$225K$139K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$80K$74K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$91K$74K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6K$91K−$85K$139K 990 PDF
FY2024 $31K$128K−$97K$225K 990 PDF
FY2023 $109K$170K−$62K$322K 990 PDF
FY2022 $100K$84K$16K$383K 990 PDF
FY2021 $12K$28K−$16K$368K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,532 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,724$5,486
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,500$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35$46
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,853$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $31,112$5,532
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $14,600$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,578$90,766
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $128,178$90,766
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$97,066−$85,234
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
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 $5,532 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,486
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,486
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $46$46
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46$5,532
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $90,766 across 2 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,375$10,375
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $74,460 · Management $5,931$80,391
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $74,460 · Management $16,306 · Fundraising $0$90,766
Part X · Balance sheet $139,397 assets, 5 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $224,631$139,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $224,631$139,397
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $224,631$139,397
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $224,631$139,397
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $139,397 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,532
XI-2 Total expenses$90,766
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$85,234
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$224,631
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$139,397

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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