PEOPLES MUSIC SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
PEOPLES MUSIC SCHOOL INC (EIN 51-0192597)
Tax period
2024-09-01 to 2025-08-31
Filed
2026-02-24
IRS object ID
202630559349300643
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-02-24T17:11:42-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN582487348PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Aprio Advisory Group LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1111 Rockville Pike Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityRockvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20850ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN510192597EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1The People's Music SchoolBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlPEOPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7737847032PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1931 W Eastwood AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60640ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMiriam Goldberg OwensPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7737847032PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonStacy CullenPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00974308PTIN
Phone3012316200PhoneNum
Preparation2026-02-17PreparationDt
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Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerMiriam Goldberg OwensPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1931 W Eastwood AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60640ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,349,187GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresspeoplesmusicschool.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo deliver high-quality, tuition free music education.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee106TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers800TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,650,789PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,958,913CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$68,262PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$51,560CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$162,921PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$158,440CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,881,972PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,168,913CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$28,003PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$25,839CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,622,975PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,538,239CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$542,783CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$673,946PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$641,540CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,324,924PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,205,618CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$442,952PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$963,295CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$5,108,795TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$197,949TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$950,384TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,195,116NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,158,411NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe People's Music School (Organization") is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 1975, that increases access to the benefits of music education by providing 100% free, high-quality music instruction to children who otherwise (Continued on Schedule O)MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,400,577ExpenseAmt
Grant$25,839GrantAmt
DescThe People's Music School delivered tuition-free music education to 819 students from across Chicago in FY25. At our four program sites, each student received between 2-4 hours of high-quality musical instruction each week. Our students received instruction in a variety of musical genres and learning settings including private lessons, group lessons, musicianship classes, general music classes, and chamber ensembles.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,400,577TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee106EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd

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PersonMiriam Goldberg OwensPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

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Michael Buck
President2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven Shaw
Vice President2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Sheren
Treasurer- Left2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julie Lopez
Secretary- Left2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Uma Chandrasekaran
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Dolan
Secretary1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ellen Feldman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary Hart
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kia Javanmardian
Director- Left1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn Jaw
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nalini Kotamraju
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam Lucas
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephanie Macakanja
Director- Left1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura Sutphen
Director- Left1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cecy VanGetson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cici Zheng
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Juanna Blackwell
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christie Crouch
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EJ Hunter
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Idaszak
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancy Power
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anthony Salazar
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rob Whiteman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Miriam Owens
President & CEO40.00Yes (X)$180,443$0$7,717
Kasia Johnson
Chief Financial Officer40.00Yes (X)$115,000$0$9,104
Natalie Butler
Chief Program Officer40.00$174,938$0$10,487Yes (X)
Marc Wilson
Chief of Strategy and Part40.00$135,035$0$11,360Yes (X)
Jennifer Riskind
Director of Development40.00$106,215$0$10,011Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$350,039FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$642,531GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,966,343AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$82,870NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,958,913TotalContributionsAmt

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Total Revenue Column$52,262TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$52,262ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Securities$702SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$702SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$702TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$336,931FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$179,572FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$157,359TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$157,359ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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Exclusion$1,081ExclusionAmt
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Other Revenue Total$1,081OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$210,000ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$25,839TotalAmt
Program Services$25,839ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$302,094TotalAmt
Program Services$226,556ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,373FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$1,913,646TotalAmt
Program Services$1,435,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$318,938FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$22,133TotalAmt
Program Services$16,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,844ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,691FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$127,853TotalAmt
Program Services$95,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,650ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,319FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$172,513TotalAmt
Program Services$129,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,917FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$18,580TotalAmt
Management And General$17,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$86,744TotalAmt
Program Services$73,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,763ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,550FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,163TotalAmt
Fundraising$5,163FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,948TotalAmt
Program Services$18,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,217ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,963FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,888TotalAmt
Program Services$31,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,217ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,531FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,338TotalAmt
Program Services$92,131ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,540ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,667FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,093TotalAmt
Program Services$77,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,082FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,629TotalAmt
Program Services$52,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,630FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,252TotalAmt
Program Services$27,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,134ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,228FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
In-kind Donations$82,870$44,277$38,593
Instrument Costs$27,574$27,574
Payroll Processing Fees$15,190$10,785$3,190$1,215
Furniture and Equipment$12,250$9,014$2,343$893

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$15,021TotalAmt
Program Services$5,790ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,605FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,205,618TotalAmt
Program Services$2,400,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$262,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$542,783FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,637BOYAmt
EOY$144,778EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,331,330BOYAmt
EOY$2,235,730EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$285,062BOYAmt
EOY$1,453,380EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,555BOYAmt
EOY$74,660EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,114,080LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,723,353LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$451,355BOYAmt
EOY$390,727EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,482BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,569BOYAmt
EOY$809,520EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,393,065BOYAmt
EOY$5,108,795EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,904BOYAmt
EOY$138,750EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,045BOYAmt
EOY$811,634EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,949BOYAmt
EOY$950,384EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,551,907BOYAmt
EOY$2,335,571EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$643,209BOYAmt
EOY$1,822,840EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,195,116BOYAmt
EOY$4,158,411EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,393,065BOYAmt
EOY$5,108,795EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$963,295ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,109,501CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,428,963CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,838,862CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,806,734CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,958,883CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,142,943TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,428,963CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,838,862CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,806,734CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,958,883CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,142,943TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,504,765SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,638,178PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,872CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,341CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$81,264CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,751CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$52,262CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$205,490TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,385CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,409CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$690CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,182CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,081CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$57,747TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,406,180TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$709,912GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88520PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89140PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,673,902BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$43,013InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$362,645OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,354,270EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,612,796BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$61,330InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$224OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,673,902EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,511,914BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$183,113ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$19,696InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$101,927OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,612,796EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,617,903BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$116,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,011InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,223,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,511,914EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,368,499BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$247,240ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,164InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,617,903EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.98341BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.01659PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$60,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$60,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,289,263OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,247,152DepreciationAmt
Book Value$42,111BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$481,089OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$212,631DepreciationAmt
Book Value$268,458BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$283,728OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$263,570DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,158BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$390,727TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRight-of-Use-AssetsDesc
Book Value$809,520BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$809,520TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOperating Lease LiabilitiesDesc
Amt$811,634Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$811,634TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,384,240TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$35,755DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$179,572OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$215,327RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,168,913RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,168,913TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,420,945TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$35,755DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$179,572OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$215,327ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,205,618ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,205,618TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The organization's endowments consist of permanently restricted funds designated for summer program scholarships and board-designated funds. The board-designated funds include an operating reserve for unanticipated expenses or losses and a growth fund to provide capital for future strategic plans.
Part X, Line 2:The Organization is a nonprofit organization exempt from federal income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required. The Organization applies the guidance on accounting for uncertain tax positions in FASB ASC 740 Income Taxes. The Organization is no longer subject to income tax examinations for tax years up to and including 2022.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expense 179,572.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expense 179,572.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$686,970GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$350,039CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$336,931GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$179,572OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$686,970GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$350,039CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$336,931GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$179,572OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$179,572DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$157,359NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient26RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$25,839CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe program manager tracks summer ambassador opportunities and costs, and leads on helping students secure discounts and scholarships from the festivals themselves.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Miriam Owens
President & CEO$180,443$0$0$0$0$0$3,609$0$4,108$0$188,160$0$0$0
Natalie Butler
Chief Program Officer$174,938$0$0$0$0$0$2,793$0$7,694$0$185,425$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe CEO and CFO benchmark salaries with comparable organizations to determine, review, and approve staff compensation. The board benchmarks salaries with comparable organizations to determine, review, and approve staff compensation.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescMusical Instruments / EquipmentDesc
Contribution43ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$82,870NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1could not afford it. The Organization is supported primarily through contributions and grants. The Organization provides intensive afterschool music instruction to Chicago students and supports elementary school music teachers with general music curriculum and coaching in Chicago.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe CFO provides inputs to Form 990, the auditors prepare the form, and the president and chief executive officer review it.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members sign the conflict-of-interest policy once a year.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The CEO and CFO benchmark salaries with comparable organizations to determine, review, and approve staff compensation. The board benchmarks salaries with comparable organizations to determine, review, and approve staff compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Available on organization's website.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:There were no changes to the organization's selection process or oversight process during the year.

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