The Music Guild presents chamber music concerts by the finest ensembles in Los Angeles and presents concerts to the underprivileged, learning challenged, autistic and students in grammar schools and to senior and Alzheimer's patient's residences and furnishes pianos and instruments to churches, school and music teachers and music students at no charge.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
16¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 16% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
16%
of spending
Concern: 16% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
4
named funders · $68K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$191K
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$203K
To programs
16%
Net assets
$212K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$191K
FY2025▲ +53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$262K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$125K
FY2025$191K
Expenses
$203K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$124K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$206K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$203K
Net assets
$212K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$224K
FY2025$212K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1946.

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

Where the money goes

16 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 16% · $33K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $40K 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
Secretary/Director
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eugene Golden$40,000$48,000$44,000$45,000$36,000$15,000

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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Programs and updates

Presents chamber music concerts and provides instruments to underserved communities.

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3 programs · $113K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The Music Guild was able to present six of the finest chamber music ensembles and to provide, at no cost, pianos and other instruments to schools, students, libraries, cultural centers and churches.

$113Kprogram expense
02

See 4a.

Pt IX · col B
03

See 4a

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$68K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$191K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$191K
Money outPt IX
$203K
Ln 25
Programscol B$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$212K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$191K
Total revenueLn 12$191K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$212K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $191K$203K−$12K$212K 990 PDF
FY2024 $125K$224K 990 PDF
FY2023 $103K$206K−$103K$277K 990 PDF
FY2022 $262K$195K$67K$381K 990 PDF
FY2021 $313K$124K$189K$314K 990 PDF
FY2020 $179K$125K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

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

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