ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY MUSIC INSTITUTE

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $223K · expenses $185K · assets $173K

EIN
46-1827637
Address
125 STATE ST, ELLSWORTH, ME 04605-1851
Website
WWW.ELLSWORTHCOMMUNITYMUSIC.ORG
NTEE code
A68
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
John M Brown (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

ECMI PROVIDES MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, MUSICAL ABILITIES, AND BACKGROUNDS. WE GIVE THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO HEAR, SEE, ENJOY AND CELEBRATE AS MEMBERS OF A CREATIVE COMMUNITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Nancy Colter ARTISTIC DIR2015-2024 $6,792$17,840 1
Marie Doyle SECRETARY2015-2024 $0$2,381 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joanna Dotts Askins DIRECTOR2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Peter Gormley DIRECTOR2024 3 $0 reported 1
Sandra Henderson TREASURER2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Lauren Koncinsky DIRECTOR2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Vivian Pyle PRESIDENT2021-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Melissa Rockwood VICE PRESIDE2024 6 $0 reported 1
Sean Todd DIRECTOR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Gretchen Weisner (former) DIRECTOR2015-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Paula Kee (former) Co Chair2021 4 $0 reported 1
John Brown (former) Treasurer2015-2021 3 $0 reported 1
Caroline Andrews (former) DIRECTOR2015 5 $0 reported 1
Hugh Bowden (former) DIRECTOR2015 2 $0 reported 1
Eric Columber (former) DIRECTOR2015 1 $0 reported 1
Kate Macko (former) SECRETARY2015 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $7K · 16 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY COLTER ARTISTIC DIR10 $6,792$0$0 $6,7921
JOANNA DOTTS ASKINS DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
MARIE DOYLE SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
PETER GORMLEY DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
SANDRA HENDERSON TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
LAUREN KONCINSKY DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
VIVIAN PYLE PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA ROCKWOOD VICE PRESIDE6 $0$0$0 $01
SEAN TODD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $5K · 17 employees · 26 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY COLTER ARTISTIC DIR10 $5,085$0$0 $5,0851
JOANNA DOTTS ASKINS DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARIE DOYLE SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
SANDRA HENDERSON TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
LAUREN KONCINSKY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
VIVIAN PYLE PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
SEAN TODD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
GRETCHEN WEISNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Nancy Colter Interim Executive Director10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paula Kee Co Chair4 $0-$0 $01
Vivian Pyle Co Chair4 $0-$0 $01
Marie Doyle Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
John Brown Treasurer3 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $8K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY COLTER BOARD PRESIDENT10 $5,963-$0 $5,9631
MARIE DOYLE DIRECTOR2 $2,381-$0 $2,3811
CAROLINE ANDREWS DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
HUGH BOWDEN DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
JOHN BROWN TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ERIC COLUMBER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KATE MACKO SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
GRETCHEN WEISNER DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$222,622$184,984 $172,957$172,863 $139,344$83,183 $6,79216-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$256,140$156,420 $135,225$135,225 $166,686$75,375 $5,0851726
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,927$142,754 $37,040$35,505 $65,907$68,020 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$145,953$138,781 $44,332$44,332 $93,618$52,335 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,865$89,361 $10,980$10,980 $41,295$49,570 ---

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $312,443 in all, tax years 2014 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2023 3$90,500 2023$30,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$80,725 2024$10,200
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MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2014-2020, 2022-2023 9$77,718 2023$5,330
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ONION FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Ellsworth Community Music Institute” 2020-2021, 2023 3$35,000 2023$7,500
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MAURICE AMADO FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY MUSIC INSTITUTE” 2019-2022, 2025 5$25,000 2025$5,000
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FISHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY MUSIC INSTITUTE” 2021 1$2,000 2021$2,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$1,000 2016$1,000
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EACHO FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY MUSIC INSTITUTE” 2025 1$250 2025$250
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THE PHILIP AND LINDA LESOURD LADER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY MUSIC INSTITUTE” 2019 1$250 2019$250
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$1,567,85190 302016–2024 SCHOOL OF AMERICAN MUSIC; LA DONNA MUSICALE INC; TUNEFOOLERY MUSIC INC; CORMONT MUSIC and 26 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$535,61551 172014–2024 AUSTIN MUSIC FOUNDATION INC; SHELTER MUSIC BOSTON INC; CARMEL MUSIC SOCIETY; MUSIC AT KOHL MANSION INC and 13 more
MOLINE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$489,4222 12013–2021 QUAD-CITY MUSIC GUILD
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation$478,43016 12010–2023 JAZZ INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO INC
FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$475,0001 12023–2023 WOMEN IN MUSIC INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$461,48336 122019–2025 TEMPLE OF MUSIC; SOBRATO MURPHY MUSIC ASSOCIATION; ISING COMMUNITY CHOIR; JAZZ INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO INC and 8 more
GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$444,50715 12010–2024 RED CEDAR CHAMBER MUSIC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$391,00026 122020–2024 MUSIC IN THE SOMERSET HILLS INC; VOICES OF MUSIC INC; SHELTER MUSIC BOSTON INC; AMERICAN TRADITIONS COMPETITION INC and 8 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $184,984 spent · pay $138,996 · grants $0 · events $14,518
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $126,058$68,772$30,363$26,923 68.1%
Other (as described) EventCONCERTS $14,518$12,215-$2,303 7.8%
Payroll taxes $11,707$6,645$2,908$2,154 6.3%
Occupancy $8,768$8,768-- 4.7%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $7,416$7,416-- 4.0%
Office expenses $4,766$4,766-- 2.6%
Fees: legal $4,030$2,446$1,584- 2.2%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $2,688$2,688-- 1.5%
Insurance $2,562$2,562-- 1.4%
Other employee benefits $1,231--$1,231 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $1,127$1,038-$89 0.6%
Other (as described)ALL OTHER $78$78-- 0.0%
All other expenses $35$5-$30 0.0%
Total$184,984100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $156,420 spent · pay $113,169 · grants $0 · events $16,153
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $103,508$68,797$34,711- 66.2%
Other (as described) EventCONCERTS $15,153$15,153-- 9.7%
Occupancy $10,107$10,107-- 6.5%
Payroll taxes $9,661$5,929$3,732- 6.2%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $4,018$4,018-- 2.6%
Fees: other services $3,326$317$1,946$1,063 2.1%
Insurance $3,215$3,215-- 2.1%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $2,820$2,820-- 1.8%
Office expenses $2,034$1,615$262$157 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $1,099$940$159- 0.7%
Other (as described)DUES AND FEES $1,054$1,054-- 0.7%
All other expenses $225$225-- 0.1%
Fees: legal $135-$135- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $65-$65- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $15,079$1,000reported apart
Total$156,420100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $142,754 spent · pay $102,538 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $102,538 71.8%
Fees to independent contractors $19,060 13.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,896 9.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,588 5.3%
Printing, publications, postage $672 0.5%
Total$142,754100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $138,781 spent · pay $105,563 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $105,563 76.1%
Fees to independent contractors $15,651 11.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,246 8.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,838 2.8%
Printing, publications, postage $2,483 1.8%
Total$138,781100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $89,361 spent · pay $56,989 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $56,989 63.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,983 16.8%
Fees to independent contractors $14,302 16.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,556 2.9%
Printing, publications, postage $531 0.6%
Total$89,361100%

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