Other Minds FY2024 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 94-2728116

The Organization is a globally renowned proponent of new & experimental music. The Organization produces festival concerts, film screenings, radio programs & CDs, commissions new work & hosts an Internet site preserving 1000s of hours of recorded interviews & music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$105K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $128K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$163K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$904K
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$814K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$423K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$904K
FY2024-0.3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$638K
FY2021$616K
FY2022$765K
FY2023$907K
FY2024$904K
FY2025$770K
Expenses
$814K
FY2024+0.2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$543K
FY2021$579K
FY2022$862K
FY2023$813K
FY2024$814K
FY2025$833K
Net assets
$423K
FY2024▲ +27%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$239K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$423K
FY2025$360K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1980.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $566K Management & general 16% · $127K Fundraising 15% · $121K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Amirkhanian’s $107K as Executive Direc is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes new music through concerts, films, radio, recordings, and online archives.

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3 program services account for $438K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

During the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Other Minds presented the 27th installment of its annual Festival of New Music from November 14-19, 2023, at the Taube Atrium Theater and Gray Area, both in San Francisco, featuring an international roster of experimental music composers and performers.

$226Kprogram expense
02

During the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Other Minds released five commercial recordings on various formats including CD, LP, and digitally. These recordings included: Morton Feldman / Christian Wolff / Wendy Eisenberg: The Possibility of a New Work for Electric Guitar (OM 3004)Senso di Voce and Henry Birdsey: Tierceron (OM 1037)Samuel Adams…

$121Kprogram expense
03

On January 26, 2023, Other Minds launched the newly designed Other Minds Archives website, adding new collections of interviews, musical recordings, photographs, and ephemera to the collections of the KPFA Music Department archives, given to Other Minds in 1999.

$91Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$904K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$864K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$814K
Ln 25
Programscol B$566K
Managementcol C$127K
Fundraisingcol D$121K
Owns and owesPt X
$423K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K
Total assetsLn 16$585K
LiabilitiesLn 26$163K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$864K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$904K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$127K
SavingsLn 2$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$237K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$134K
Total assetsLn 16$585K
LiabilitiesLn 26$163K
Net assetsLn 32$423K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297K$237K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$439K$585K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K$163K
Net assetsLn 32$333K$423K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$64K$19K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$300K$187K$63K$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$1K$794
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$20K$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$24K$6K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$9K$13K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$10K$356$538
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$2K$1K$86
OccupancyLn 16$43K$33K$1K$8K
TravelLn 17$38K$37K$1K$217
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$2K$720
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167K$143K$4K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$14K$9K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$814K$566K$127K$121K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $770K$833K−$63K$360K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $904K$814K$90K$423K 990 PDF
FY2023 $907K$813K$94K$333K 990 PDF
FY2022 $765K$862K−$97K$239K 990 PDF
FY2021 $616K$579K$37K$337K 990 PDF
FY2020 $638K$543K$95K$299K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $904,141 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$853,615
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$863,615
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $34,712$34,712
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,684$2,684
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,130$3,130
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,526$904,141
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $814,369 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,118 · Management $19,060 · Fundraising $22,222$105,400
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $187,319 · Management $62,646 · Fundraising $50,221$300,186
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,580 · Management $1,391 · Fundraising $794$6,765
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,521 · Management $6,502 · Fundraising $6,678$32,701
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,578 · Management $6,355 · Fundraising $4,472$34,405
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,745 · Management $12,730 · Fundraising $3,975$25,450
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,499 · Management $356 · Fundraising $538$11,393
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,188$16,188
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $1,463 · Management $86$1,549
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,187 · Management $1,178 · Fundraising $8,138$42,503
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,664 · Management $1,199 · Fundraising $217$38,080
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,633 · Management $2,337 · Fundraising $720$6,690
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $143,105 · Management $3,655 · Fundraising $20,715$167,475
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,896 · Management $9,084 · Fundraising $2,604$25,584
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $566,496 · Management $126,579 · Fundraising $121,294$814,369
Part X · Balance sheet $585,430 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,943$127,248
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $145,804$109,819
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28$117,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $56,980$75,378
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,914$7,457
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,480$14,295
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $59,365$134,233
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $438,514$585,430
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,396$30,828
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $58,125$131,837
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $105,521$162,665
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $193,659$206,322
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $139,334$216,443
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $332,993$422,765
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $438,514$585,430
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $422,765 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$904,141
XI-2 Total expenses$814,369
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,772
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$332,993
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$422,765

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