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 2021 it reported $616K in revenue, $579K in expenses, and $337K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
www.otherminds.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$616KFY2021
Expenses
$579K
Net assets
$337K
People
13
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 · $105K
Money in and out
$616K revenue, $579K expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$616K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$579K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$337K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.26
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$616K
FY2021▼ -3%
Expenses
$579K
FY2021▲ +7%
Total assets
$449K
FY2021▲ +12%
Total liabilities
$112K
FY2021▲ +12%
Total revenue
$616K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$579K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$337K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$449K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

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 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 $244K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Publishing of CDs and digital downloads of unusual and otherwise unavailable contemporary non-commercial art music from around the world. During FY 21 OM released Teodora Stepancics Emoji, Robert Honsteins Middle Ground, Henry Birdseys Half-Dragged, Werner Durands To be Continued: Early Recordings 1978-80, Brian Baumbuschs Murmuration…

$117Kprogram expense
02

Preservation of rare audio recordings including concerts, interviews, and broadcasts, as well as preservation of related physical and audiovisual material. Most recently, OM completed its work on a collection of DAT and cassette tapes documenting the Composer-to-Composer Festivalthe direct forebear of the Other Minds Festivaldating from…

$69Kprogram expense
03

Other Minds produced a weekly 2-hour radio broadcast of Music from Other Minds on KALW-91.7 FM. At the end of the fiscal year, OM had broadcast its 657th program.

$58Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$603K · 98%
Program service revenue$12K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$603K
Program service revenue2%$12K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$133K
Total revenueLn 12$616K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.26
Program services57%$329K
Management & general17%$99K
Fundraising26%$151K
Total functional expensesLn 25$579K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$331K
Total assetsLn 16$449K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$112K
Total net assetsLn 32$337K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $331K · Operating expenses/yr $579K
6.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $329K · Total expenses $579K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $99K · Total expenses $579K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $151K · Total expenses $579K
26%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $131K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $512K
$0.26 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $603K · Total revenue $616K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $133K · Total revenue $616K
22%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $12K · Total revenue $616K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $616K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $12K · Total expenses $579K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $616K · Prior year $638K
-3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $337K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $616K · Expenses $579K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $449K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $337K · Total assets $449K
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) $449K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Charles Amirkhanian · Reported title Executive Direc · Highest reported compensation $105K · Total expenses $579K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $415K · Total expenses $579K
72%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 25%
Revenue growth -3%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 4%
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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$904K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$907K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$765K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$616K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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