Other Minds EIN 94-2728116 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Promotes new music through concerts, films, radio, recordings, and online archives. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $770K in revenue, $833K in expenses, and $360K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
www.otherminds.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$770KFY2025
Expenses
$833K
Net assets
$360K
People
15
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  94-2728116 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes new music through concerts, films, radio, recordings, and online archives.
Leadership
Charles Amirkhanian · Executive Direc · $107K
Money in and out
$770K revenue, $833K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$770K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$833K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$360K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$63K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -69% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -182% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$770K
FY2025▼ -15%
Expenses
$833K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total assets
$477K
FY2025▼ -18%
Total liabilities
$117K
FY2025▼ -28%
Total revenue
$770K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$833K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$360K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$63K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$477K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COther Minds
EINHdr · item D94-2728116
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.otherminds.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B28)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1980

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$106,969Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Amirkhanian’s $107K as Executive Direc is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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
Charles Amirkhanian$106,969$105,000$105,400$105,400$105,000$105,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $481K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

During the 20242025 fiscal year, Other Minds presented the 28th installment of its annual Festival of New Music from September 2528, 2024, at the Brava Theater in San Francisco, featuring an international roster of experimental music composers and performers.

$202Kprogram expense
02

Other Minds presented several standalone events including a performance of pianist Adam Tendlers Inheritances at the Brava Theater in San Francisco on July 17, 2024, a performance of Galina Ustvolskayas piano sonatas by Conor Hanick at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley on October 28, 2024, a public presentation of Charles Amirkhanians work…

$195Kprogram expense
03

Other Minds continued to expand its newly designed Other Minds Archives website, adding new collections of interviews, musical recordings, photographs, and ephemera to the collections of the KPFA Music Department, given to Other Minds in 1999.

$84Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$736K · 96%
Program service revenue$32K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$736K
Program service revenue4%$32K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$160
Total revenueLn 12$770K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.11
Program services71%$592K
Management & general18%$148K
Fundraising11%$93K
Total functional expensesLn 25$833K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Total assetsLn 16$477K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$117K
Total net assetsLn 32$360K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $76K · Operating expenses/yr $833K
1.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $592K · Total expenses $833K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $148K · Total expenses $833K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $93K · Total expenses $833K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $113K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $786K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $736K · Total revenue $770K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $770K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $32K · Total revenue $770K
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $770K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $32K · Total expenses $833K
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $770K · Prior year $904K
-15%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $638K · FY2024 $770K
+4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $360K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $770K · Expenses $833K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $477K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $360K · Total assets $477K
75%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $477K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Charles Amirkhanian · Reported title Executive Direc · Highest reported compensation $107K · Total expenses $833K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $424K · Total expenses $833K
51%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth -15%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$770K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$904K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$907K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$765K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$616K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$638K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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