Imani Winds Foundation, inc's mission is to make meaningful connections through music. IT supports the grammy-nominated Imani Winds, a full-time touring classical chamber music ensemble which has been in existence for over 25 years. The organization also helps fund the creation of new music by commissioning composers, particularly from marginalized communities. IT supports the Imani Winds chamber music festival, an 11-day institue in nyc that teaches aspiring musicians the art of chamber music through performance excellence, entrepreneurship training and the importance of community engagement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Named funders
7
named funders · $186K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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Revenue
$123K
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$123K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$662K
FY2023$926K
FY2024$677K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
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FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$238K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$767K
FY2024$803K
FY2025$852K
Net assets
$107K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$199K
FY2025$459K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Monica Ellis’s $96K as Treasurer is at the 30th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Monica Ellis$96,000$96,000$81,900$26,800
Toyin Spellman-Diaz$96,000———
Toyin Spellman—$96,000$81,900—
Toyin Spellman Diaz———$26,800

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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Programs and updates

Composing and mentoring musicians, they promote classical music's living art form.

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Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$123K
Other income$123K
Owns and owes
$107K
net assets
People
5
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$123K
Total revenue$123K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$107K
Operations
Employees5
Volunteers0
Fiscal year endsAugust

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$852K$260K$459K 990 PDF
FY2024 $677K$803K−$127K$199K 990 PDF
FY2023 $926K$767K$159K$325K 990 PDF
FY2022 $662K$588K$74K$167K 990 PDF
FY2021 $226K$238K−$12K$92K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $123K$107K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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