BROOKLINE MUSIC SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: BROOKLINE MUSIC SCHOOL INC (EIN 04-2443175)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed: 2023-11-07
IRS object ID: 202323119349303852
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-07T14:57:01-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	760754060	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MURPHY EDWARDS GONCALVES & FERRERA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	144 TURNPIKE ROAD SUITE 340	AddressLine1Txt
City	SOUTHBORO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01772	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042443175	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BROOKLINE MUSIC SCHOOL INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BROO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6172774593	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	25 KENNARD ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLINE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02445	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID TIERNEY	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6172774593	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	DAVID	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	TIERNEY	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER FERRERA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00714924	PTIN
Phone	5082297900	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DAVID TIERNEY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	25 KENNARD ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLINE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02445	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,197,109	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	BMSMUSIC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1924	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION FOR ALL AGES, FROM INFANTS TO ADULTS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	19	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	101	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	33	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$325,996	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$223,296	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,502,139	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,622,689	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$40,675	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$58,990	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,868,810	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,904,975	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$32,236	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$30,939	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,460,728	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,544,914	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$58,615	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$245,588	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$324,790	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,738,552	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,900,643	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$130,258	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,332	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,029,278	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,180,861	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$537,988	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$555,223	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,491,290	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,625,638	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	BROOKLINE MUSIC SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO AWAKEN AND NURTURE JOY OF LEARNING, PLAYING, AND LISTENING TO MUSIC AND TO CREATE A WELCOMING MUSICAL COMMUNITY FOR ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND INTERESTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,200,138	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$30,939	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,608,701	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSIC INSTRUCTION THROUGH PRIVATE LESSONS, CLASSES, AND PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF INSTRUMENT AND VOICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL SERVES APPROXIMATELY 1,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$49,040	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$13,988	RevenueAmt
Desc	COMMUNITY CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS AND SPEAKER SERIES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,249,178	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	101	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	19	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	VICKY LAU	PersonNm
Phone	6172774593	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	25 KENNARD ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	BROOKLINE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02445	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SUSAN LASTER
PRESIDENT	7.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BIFF MILLER
VICE PRESIDENT	3.25	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
IOANNIS PROTOPAPADAKIS
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
YUKIKO EGOZY
CLERK	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEREK CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LOGAN CHANDLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALVARO CUERVO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN EMMANOUILIDIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY INTILLE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA KLINE
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK LOWENSTEIN
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH MAHERAS
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN MINN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JP NAHMIAS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ARA NAZARIAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALLY ROTH
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE SALTZMAN
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT SALVIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIN SUK
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BETSY FRAUENTHAL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	35.00		Yes (X)	$162,069	$0	$15,780
VICKY LAU
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMI	35.00		Yes (X)	$92,918	$0	$13,705

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$254,987	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$29,485	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$30,113	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$193,183	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,725	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$223,296	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TUITION AND FEES	Desc
Business	611600	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,622,689	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,622,689	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,622,689	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,124	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,124	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$300,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$292,134	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7,866	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,866	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,866	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,904,975	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,622,689	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$58,990	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,939	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$284,472	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,462	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$213,336	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,674	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,081,022	TotalAmt
Program Services	$899,113	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$158,670	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,239	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,317	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,744	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,795	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$778	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,103	TotalAmt
Program Services	$73,217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,334	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,552	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,655	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,655	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,475	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,810	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,020	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,790	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,900	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,900	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,212	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,509	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,703	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,123	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,685	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$200	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,395	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,489	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,687	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$219	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,733	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,132	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$299	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,335	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,051	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,284	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
BANK FEES	$41,144	$41,144
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$37,592	$3,646	$33,472	$474
SPACE RENTAL	$9,622		$9,622
POSTAGE AND PRINTING	$7,789	$1,738	$5,826	$225

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,068	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,800	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$252	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,900,643	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,249,178	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$592,850	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,615	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$569,270	BOYAmt
EOY	$788,737	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$807,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$482,655	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$3,125	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,587	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,446	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$766	BOYAmt
EOY	$725	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,422	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,558,472	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,366,140	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$213,865	BOYAmt
EOY	$192,332	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,423,470	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,695,419	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,029,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,180,861	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$91,091	BOYAmt
EOY	$83,633	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$446,897	BOYAmt
EOY	$471,590	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$537,988	BOYAmt
EOY	$555,223	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,451,076	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,591,341	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,214	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,297	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,491,290	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,625,638	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,029,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,180,861	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$4,332	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$130,016	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,314,459	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,144,271	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$170,188	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$71,894	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$71,162	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$732	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$172,119	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$150,707	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,412	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$192,332	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,181,852	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$130,016	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$177,800	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$30,939	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$276,877	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,904,975	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,904,975	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,047,504	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$177,800	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	-$30,939	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$146,861	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,900,643	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,900,643	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FINANCIAL AID NETTED AGAINST TUITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP -30,939.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FINANCIAL AID NETTED AGAINST TUITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAAP -30,939.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	0	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	0	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	BROOKLINE MUSIC SCHOOL PUBLISHES ITS NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY IN ALL OF ITS BROCHURES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, AS WELL AS ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4	BROOKLINE MUSIC SCHOOL IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 BY THE BROOKLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ENHANCE SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS BY PROVIDING MUSIC LESSONS ON SCHOOL PREMISES. THE SCHOOL BECAME A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION IN THE 1940S AND WAS INCORPORATED AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN 1967. THE SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF A PERSON'S RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, DISABILITY, PREGNANCY OR CONDITION RELATED TO THE PREGNANCY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, AGE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, PROTECTED GENETIC INFORMATION, VETERAN STATUS, MILITARY SERVICE, OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE SCHOOL RECEIVED MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL GRANTS DURING THE YEAR.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
TUITION AID	22	$21,921	FMV	THE STUDENTS RECEIVE REDUCED TUITION.
DISCOUNTS	113	$9,018	FMV	DISCOUNTS ARE GRANTED FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ENROLLED IN MULTIPLE LESSONS AND FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE I, PART III	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SCHOOL PROVIDES TUITION ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED. DISCOUNTS ARE GRANTED FOR ENROLLMENT IN MULTIPLE CLASSES, SIBLINGS AND SENIOR CITIZENS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BETSY FRAUENTHAL	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$162,069	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$15,780	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$177,849	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	BOARD MEMBERS SUSAN LASTER AND SALLY ROTH ARE BUSINESS PARTNERS. BOARD MEMBERS SALLY ROTH AND JULIE SALTZMAN ARE RELATED TO BETSY FRAUENTHAL, EXECUTIVE DIRETOR, AND TO EACH OTHER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS E-MAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE POLICY. IF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISE, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPARABLE SALARY DATA IS REVIEWED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS THAT ARE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE SCHOOL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ITS FINANICAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE BY VISITING THE WEBSITE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL.