Luna Composition Lab INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 88-4003749)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$329K
FY2024	$486K
FY2025	$527K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$274K
FY2024	$348K
FY2025	$428K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$55K
FY2024	$193K
FY2025	$293K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2023.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

72%

13%

15%

Program services 72% · $306K Management & general 13% · $56K Fundraising 15% · $66K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $149K 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

Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh

Executive Director

$79,869Pt VII · Sec A

Missy Mazzoli

Artistic Director

$40,513Pt VII · Sec A

Ellen Reid

Artistic Director

$28,799Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Sanders

President & Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lee Bynum

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katharine Reece

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denise Merkle

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristine Vikmanis

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 75th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023
Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh	$79,869	$79,869	$25,000
Missy Mazzoli	$40,513	$40,513	—
Ellen Reid	$28,799	$28,799	—

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

Promotes underrepresented artists in music and art, fighting prejudice and discrimination.

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3 programs · $306K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

The fellowship is a year-long mentorship program and festival for young female, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming composer ages 13-18.

$126Kprogram expense

02

Alumni of the fellowship program have gone on to receive national awards, attend the nations top colleges and conservatories, and receive commissions from renowned chamber ensembles and orchestras. 75% of the programs alumni in college are studying composition, and 100% are involved in music.

$119Kprogram expense

03

Adventures in sound is a series of online group composition courses for young female, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming musicians ages 13-18.

$61Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025

The Council for Canadian American Relations INCFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Grants paid · 3 grants · $36K · 2022–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,330

Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,557

Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,501

By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 11 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$527K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$520K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Money outPt IX

$428K

Ln 25

Programscol B$306K

Managementcol C$56K

Fundraisingcol D$66K

Owns and owesPt X

$293K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K

Total assetsLn 16$315K

LiabilitiesLn 26$22K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$520K

Government grantsLn 1e$60K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K

Investment incomeLn 3$44

Other incomeLn 4–11$1K

Total revenueLn 12$527K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$165K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K

Total assetsLn 16$315K

LiabilitiesLn 26$22K

Net assetsLn 32$293K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 54

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$110K	$165K
Total assetsLn 16	$210K	$315K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$16K	$22K
Net assetsLn 32	$193K	$293K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$15K	$15K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$166K	$123K	$22K	$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$14K	$12K	$1K	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$22K	$17K	$2K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$14K	$11K	$2K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$24K	$0	$24K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$101K	$81K	$200	$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1K	$673	$66	$329
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$2K	$95	$181
Information technologyLn 14	$5K	$4K	$633	$564
OccupancyLn 16	$7K	$7K	$0	$0
TravelLn 17	$42K	$26K	$0	$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$0	$2K	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$4K	$672	$600
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$5K	$3K	$1K	$1K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$473	$0	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$428K	$306K	$56K	$66K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$527K	$428K	$99K	$293K	990 PDF
FY2024	$486K	$348K	$138K	$193K	990 PDF
FY2023	$329K	$274K	$55K	$55K	990 PDF

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 $527,448 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $476,740$519,996

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,910$6,371

I-10 Investment income$44

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,921$1,037

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $485,571$527,448

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,557$15,330

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $182,703$215,801

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $152,357$197,129

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $347,617$428,260

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $137,954$99,188

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $527,448 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$60,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$459,996

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$519,996

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,371

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44$44

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,037 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,037

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,408 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44$527,448

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $428,260 across 16 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,330$15,330

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $123,006 · Management $21,631 · Fundraising $21,586$166,223

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,285 · Management $1,365 · Fundraising $0$13,650

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,712 · Management $2,469 · Fundraising $2,336$21,517

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,803 · Management $1,858 · Fundraising $1,750$14,411

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $23,504 · Fundraising $0$23,504

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $80,980 · Management $200 · Fundraising $20,270$101,450

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $673 · Management $66 · Fundraising $329$1,068

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,273 · Management $95 · Fundraising $181$2,549

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,819 · Management $633 · Fundraising $564$5,016

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,348 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,348

IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,616 · Management $0 · Fundraising $15,921$41,537

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,780 · Fundraising $0$1,780

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,056 · Management $672 · Fundraising $600$5,328

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,894 · Management $1,416 · Fundraising $1,116$5,426

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $473 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,650$2,123

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $306,268 · Management $55,689 · Fundraising $66,303$428,260

Part X · Balance sheet $314,709 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,170$165,103

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $90,100$139,818

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,824$6,048

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $5,520$3,740

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $209,614$314,709

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,170$22,077

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,170$22,077

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,813$174,961

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $139,631$117,671

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $193,444$292,632

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $209,614$314,709

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $292,632 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$527,448

XI-2 Total expenses$428,260

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$99,188

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$193,444

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$292,632

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Luna Composition Lab INC

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV