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Park City, UT501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 87-0669814Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmountaintownmusic.orgPo Box 680896, 84068-0896 · Park City, UTTax-exempt since May 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mountain Town Music exists to produce, foster, and support live music which enhances the cultural experience for Park City and Summit County residents and visitors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $123K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$170K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$567K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$516K
FY2021$807K
FY2022$956K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$489K
FY2021$793K
FY2022$924K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$567K
FY2025▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$344K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$402K
FY2025$567K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 May 2001.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $830K Management & general 24% · $300K Fundraising 8% · $100K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $114K 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
Brian Richards
Executive Director
$113,711Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Dufner
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Gruber
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vic Petri
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Richards’s $114K as Executive Director is at the 43rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Richards$113,711$106,105$97,083$91,250$90,000$90,000

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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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

Presents and supports live music to enrich the cultural experience for residents and visitors.

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2 programs · $830K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Free, live outdoor concerts in the summer and indoor concerts during the winter months.

$803Kprogram expense
02

Mountain Town Music operates the Michael James Richards Memorial Fund (MMF) to provide students from diverse backgrounds intership and scholarship opportunities to pursue careers in the music industry.

$27Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$43K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$36K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$27K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$10K
Platt Family Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Ssir Cares INCFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$123K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $106K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$27,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$32,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,450
Unitemized GrantFY2022$31,889
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,372

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$808K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$493K
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$830K
Managementcol C$300K
Fundraisingcol D$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$567K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$424K
Total assetsLn 16$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$493K
Government grantsLn 1e$258K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$808K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$94K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$423K
SavingsLn 2$235
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$424K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$213K
Total assetsLn 16$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
Net assetsLn 32$567K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$163K$424K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68K$213K
Total assetsLn 16$463K$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K$170K
Net assetsLn 32$402K$567K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$31K$31K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$114K$26K$87K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$81K$20K$60K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$3K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$3K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$61K$61K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$72K$72K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$109K$96K$2K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$304$12K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$42
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$46K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$14K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$569K$536K$16K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$830K$300K$100K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$166K$567K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.0M$49K$402K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$51K$353K 990 PDF
FY2022 $956K$924K$31K$403K 990 PDF
FY2021 $807K$793K$14K$344K 990 PDF
FY2020 $516K$489K$27K$306K 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 $1,396,196 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $382,816$493,465
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $571,918$808,407
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $110,661$94,322
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,065,424$1,396,196
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,450$30,900
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $228,897$217,200
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $70,000$72,250
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $684,056$909,917
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,016,403$1,230,267
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,021$165,929
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,396,196 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,785 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$258,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$235,065
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$493,465
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $808,407$808,407
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2$2
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $97,107$97,107
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $808,409 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $94,322$1,396,196
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,230,267 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $30,900$30,900
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,424 · Management $87,287$113,711
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,163 · Management $60,489$80,652
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,670 · Management $8,010$10,680
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,039 · Management $9,118$12,157
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60,900$60,900
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $72,250$72,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $96,001 · Management $2,258 · Fundraising $10,689$108,948
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $29,190$29,190
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $304 · Management $12,500$12,804
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,887$11,887
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,200$30,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,504 · Management $42$5,546
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,355$7,355
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,060$46,060
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,728 · Management $14,582$28,310
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $535,630 · Management $16,048 · Fundraising $17,039$568,717
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $829,865 · Management $300,424 · Fundraising $99,978$1,230,267
Part X · Balance sheet $737,360 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $162,937$423,381
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $233$235
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $228,945$95,664
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,777$5,063
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68,404$213,017
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $463,296$737,360
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,167$41,454
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $61,734$169,869
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $369,476$542,504
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,086$24,987
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $401,562$567,491
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $463,296$737,360
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $567,491 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,396,196
XI-2 Total expenses$1,230,267
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$165,929
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$401,562
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$567,491

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