Providing high quality music education and performance opportunities to elementary, middle, and high school students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $73K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$288K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$595K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$530K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$595K
FY2021▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$595K
FY2022$735K
FY2023$626K
FY2024$647K
FY2025$683K
Expenses
$530K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$551K
FY2021$530K
FY2022$606K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$622K
FY2025$698K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Mar 1995.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $403K Management & general 19% · $100K Fundraising 5% · $26K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$68,083Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Norlynn Price’s $72K as Executive Di is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Norlynn Price$72,500$70,000$68,385$73,083——
Norlynn Blocker Price————$68,083$68,352

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers music education and performance chances to students in elementary, middle, and high school.

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1 program · $403K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided high quality music education to approximately 500 elementary, middle, and high school students in eight ensembles.

$403Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$595K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$346K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Money outPt IX
$530K
Ln 25
Programscol B$403K
Managementcol C$100K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$517K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$288K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$346K
Government grantsLn 1e$123K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$156K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Total revenueLn 12$595K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$492K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$517K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$381K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$288K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6700
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K$517K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K$288K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$54K$8K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$189K$159K$23K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$468$165
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$17K$2K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$3K$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$490$378$51$61
Office expensesLn 13$4K$466$63$3K
OccupancyLn 16$68K$54K$11K$3K
InterestLn 20$6K$4K$598$483
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$38K$5K$926
InsuranceLn 23$27K$20K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$40K$7K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$10K−$5K−$15
Total functional expensesLn 25$530K$403K$100K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $683K$698K−$15K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $647K$622K$24K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $626K$675K−$49K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $735K$606K$129K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $595K$530K$66K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $567K$551K$16K$1.6M 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
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Part I · Summary $595,280 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $304,794$345,976
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $220,790$156,132
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,799$11,860
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35,626$81,312
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $567,009$595,280
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $260,784$280,112
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $290,241$249,581
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $551,025$529,693
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,984$65,587
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $595,280 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$122,887
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$223,089
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$345,976
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $156,132$156,132
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,860$11,860
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,578$2,578
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $78,734$78,734
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $234,866 · Excluded from tax $14,438$595,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $529,693 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,035 · Management $7,796 · Fundraising $6,252$68,083
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $158,799 · Management $22,913 · Fundraising $6,898$188,610
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,570 · Management $468 · Fundraising $165$3,203
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,814 · Management $2,358 · Fundraising $1,044$20,216
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,223$2,223
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,155 · Management $40,481$43,636
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $378 · Management $51 · Fundraising $61$490
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $466 · Management $63 · Fundraising $3,278$3,807
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,172 · Management $11,333 · Fundraising $2,799$68,304
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,450 · Management $598 · Fundraising $483$5,531
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $38,216 · Management $5,255 · Fundraising $926$44,397
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,299 · Management $4,526 · Fundraising $2,202$27,027
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,238 · Management $6,820 · Fundraising $2,404$49,462
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,613 · Management −$4,894 · Fundraising −$15$4,704
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $403,205 · Management $99,991 · Fundraising $26,497$529,693
Part X · Balance sheet $2,032,911 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $331,563$492,428
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,792$24,381
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $392$5,035
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,530$3,630
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,164,624$1,126,226
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $233,789$381,211
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,763,690$2,032,911
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,017$40,115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $144,448$288,401
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,347,913$1,405,833
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $271,329$338,677
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,619,242$1,744,510
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,763,690$2,032,911
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,744,510 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$595,280
XI-2 Total expenses$529,693
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$65,587
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,619,242
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$59,681
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,744,510

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