To enrich lives with performances of music from across time and cultures, and to create distinct learning opportunities for musicians and audiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 volunteers and 2 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K 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
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$218K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $46K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$383K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$423K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$460K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$383K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$466K
FY2022$633K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$487K
FY2025$383K
Expenses
$423K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$348K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$457K
FY2024$490K
FY2025$423K
Net assets
$460K
FY2025▼ -8%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$319K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$495K
FY2024$498K
FY2025$460K

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 Feb 1982.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $293K Management & general 28% · $118K Fundraising 3% · $12K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $218K 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
Artistic and Executive Dir
$108,873Pt VII · Sec A
$108,873Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mina Gajic’s $109K as Artistic and Executive Dir is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Mina Gajic$108,873$99,917$90,000$90,000$90,000
Zachary Carrettin$108,873—$90,000$90,000$67,083

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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Enriches lives with diverse musical performances and creates learning opportunities for musicians and audiences.

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1 program · $293K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Presents a series of concerts, symposia and educational events featuring 500 years of music from across time and cultures, with bach's music and that of the baroque serving as historical context.

$293Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$46K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$383K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$343K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$423K
Ln 25
Programscol B$293K
Managementcol C$118K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$460K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K
Total assetsLn 16$468K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$343K
Government grantsLn 1e$52K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$383K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
SavingsLn 2$319K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$378K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$74K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Total assetsLn 16$468K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$460K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 616
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$423K$378K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$56K$74K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$499K$468K
LiabilitiesLn 26$742$8K
Net assetsLn 32$498K$460K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$76K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$112K$78K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$9K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35K$35K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$1K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$3K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$77K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$2K$2K$275
Total functional expensesLn 25$423K$293K$118K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $383K$423K−$40K$460K 990 PDF
FY2024 $487K$490K−$3K$498K 990 PDF
FY2023 $482K$457K$25K$495K 990 PDF
FY2022 $633K$486K$147K$451K 990 PDF
FY2021 $466K$348K$118K$319K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $382,708 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $433,589$342,696
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $39,545$22,483
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,997$17,529
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $487,131$382,708
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $243,540$250,775
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $246,561$172,383
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $490,101$423,158
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,970−$40,450
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $382,708 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$52,293
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$290,403
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,067
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$342,696
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,483$22,483
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,529$17,529
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,483 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,529$382,708
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $423,158 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,211 · Management $40,640$116,851
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $78,083 · Management $33,464$111,547
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $8,913$8,913
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,425 · Management $4,039$13,464
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,911 · Management $1,911$3,822
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,830 · Management $5,469$10,299
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $35,366$35,366
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,849 · Management $3,795$5,644
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,150 · Management $10,353$11,503
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,138 · Fundraising $11,726$14,864
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,940$2,940
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,413 · Management $2,649$4,062
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,240 · Management $1,736$78,976
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,352 · Management $2,280 · Fundraising $275$4,907
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $292,770 · Management $118,387 · Fundraising $12,001$423,158
Part X · Balance sheet $468,047 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $212,275$58,726
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $210,796$319,336
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,208$16,268
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $56,365$73,717
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $498,644$468,047
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $742$8,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $742$8,400
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $497,402$459,147
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $500$500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $497,902$459,647
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $498,644$468,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $459,647 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$382,708
XI-2 Total expenses$423,158
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,450
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$497,902
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,195
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$459,647

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