Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
2 people listed on the 990.
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
Empower youth through music education and performance, fostering creativity and artistic innovation.
Questions for Muffin Music INC
Your first name shows with your question. Muffin Music INC answers here, for everyone.
The M2 Summer Music Program includes both the M2 Camp and M2 Piano Intensive offering world-class music education for both students in the local Santa Ynez Valley CA and a small cohort talented pianists from around the world. In 2025 the M2 Program was held at the Dunn School in Los Olivos from July 12-20th.
The Annual Spring Residency and Muffin Music Bash occurred from April to May 2025 in collaboration with five public school districts in Santa Barbara County. The program provided complimentary performances and workshops.
Muffin Music began a collaboration with Hope Refuge from November of 2024-April of 2025. Hope Refuge is an organization managed by the larger organization Olive Crest and supports young girls who are victims of sexual trafficking in Santa Barbara County.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $13K | $44K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | $0 |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $13K | $54K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $13K | $54K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | $0 | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $14K | $14K | $0 | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $3K | $3K | $0 | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5K | $5K | $158 | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $7K | $7K | $0 | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $7K | $7K | $0 | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $5K | $5K | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $0 | $2K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $44K | $42K | $2K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 9, 2026 | $85K | $44K | $41K | $54K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $84,556 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $84,556 across 14 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $43,886 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $54,141 assets, 30 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $54,141 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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