MERCURY SOUL INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $464K · expenses $379K · assets $239K

EIN
56-2675809
Address
130 NEWTON DR, BURLINGAME, CA 94010-5929
Website
mercurysoul.com
NTEE code
A68
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2014 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2014 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Mason Bates (its 2015 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2015 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Mercury Soul animates classical music with the energy of the digital age. Using vibrant production to integrate different aesthetics into immersive experiences, the organization bridges artistic spaces and brings diverse audiences together in fluid, social environments. Mercury Soul also provides a music education program which focuses on teens.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 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
Toby Suckow Executive Dir.2022-2024 $120,000$309,154 1
Mason Bates Artistic Dir.2020-2024 $0$14,000 1
Matthew Ebisuzaki (former) General Mgr.2018-2020 $25,500$50,470 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Aubrey Bergauer Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jerome Guillen Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Keith Geeslin Board Member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rob Garza Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kari Coomans Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Sekhri Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $120K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Toby Suckow Executive Dir.40 $120,000$0$0 $120,0001
Mason Bates Artistic Dir.15 $0$0$0 $01
Aubrey Bergauer Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jerome Guillen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Keith Geeslin Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Rob Garza Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Kari Coomans Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Sekhri Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $120K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TOBY SUCKOW EXECUTIVE DIR40 $120,000$0$0 $120,0001
MASON BATES ARTISTIC DIR15 $0$0$0 $01
AUBREY BERGAUER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JEROME GUILLEN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KEITH GEESLIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROB GARZA BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KARI COOMANS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $69K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Toby Suckow Executive Dir.40 $69,154$0$0 $69,1541
Mason Bates Artistic Dir.15 $0$0$0 $01
Aubrey Bergauer Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jerome Guillen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Keith Geeslin Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Rob Garza Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Kari Coomans Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $14K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mason Bates Artistic Dir.10 $14,000$0$0 $14,0001
Jerome Guillen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Keith Geeslin Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $26K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matthew Ebisuzaki General Mgr.17 $25,500$0$0 $25,5001
Jerome Guillen Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Keith Geeslin Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Mason Bates Artistic Dir.10 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $25K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MATTHEW EBISUZAKI MANAGING DIRECT20 $24,970$0$0 $24,9701
2018 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MATTHEW EBISUZAKI MANAGING DIRECT20 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2026$10,000$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2026National Endowment for the ArtsGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A PERFORMANCE INCORPORATING PROJECTIONS DJ SETS CLASSICAL MUSIC AND OPERA ARIAS INCLUDING THOSE FROM THE MONKEY KING BY COMPOSER HUANG RA$10,000

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 2025-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$463,634$379,240 $238,728$238,728 $316,672$146,962 $120,0001-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$387,633$328,308 $154,334$154,334 $248,982$138,651 $120,0001-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$246,577$282,040 $95,009$95,009 $182,919$63,658 $69,1540-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$481,529$418,325 $130,472$130,472 $234,060$247,469 $14,0000-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$252,277$231,095 $67,268$67,268 $115,000$137,277 $25,5001-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,423$45,836 $46,086$46,086 $138,275$0 $24,9700-
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,089$38,268 $21,449$21,449 $116,971- ---

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $818,951 in all, tax years 2015 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
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2020, 2022-2024 8$331,847 2024$86,347
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2023-2024 3$157,500 2024$75,000
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HEINZ FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MERCURY SOUL INC” 2018, 2020-2021, 2024 4$85,000 2024$25,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021, 2023-2024 4$59,050 2024$33,750
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024-2025 2$50,000 2025$25,000
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JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF S F MARIN PENINSULA & SONOMA COUNTIES DAF sponsor Exact 2015-2018 4$47,500 2018$15,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2023-2024 3$39,000 2024$13,000
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JOHN AND MARCIA GOLDMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MERCURY SOUL INC” 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE Public charity Exact 2016 1$24,023 2016$24,023
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MERCURY SOUL INC” 2020-2023 4$31 2023$16
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,832,05058 212019–2025 FOLSOM CULTURAL CENTER; AIMUSIC US; SOBRATO MURPHY MUSIC ASSOCIATION; HIPHOPFORCHANGE INC and 17 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 · $379,240 spent · pay $137,751 · grants $0 · events $27,219
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $120,000$48,000$36,000$36,000 31.6%
Fees: other services $104,550$104,412-$138 27.6%
Other (as described)Fiscal Sponsorship $31,950$31,950-- 8.4%
Other (as described) EventEvent Production Gear $27,219$27,219-- 7.2%
All other expenses $20,028$14,245$1,198$4,585 5.3%
Other (as described)Venue Fee $18,758$18,758-- 4.9%
Other (as described)Music Services $17,121$17,121-- 4.5%
Advertising and promotion $16,006$13,656-$2,350 4.2%
Payroll taxes $9,425$3,770$2,828$2,827 2.5%
Other employee benefits $8,326-$8,326- 2.2%
Insurance $2,414$259$2,155- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $2,265-$2,265- 0.6%
Occupancy $489-$489- 0.1%
Information technology $420$210-$210 0.1%
Office expenses $269$87$23$159 0.1%
Total$379,240100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $328,308 spent · pay $120,000 · grants $0 · events $28,084
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $120,000$48,000$36,000$36,000 36.6%
All other expenses $69,776$50,763$12,334$6,679 21.3%
Other (as described)VENUE FEE $33,903$33,903-- 10.3%
Other (as described)PERFORMERS $31,629$31,629-- 9.6%
Other (as described)TECHNICAL ARTISTS $28,156$28,156-- 8.6%
Other (as described) EventEVENT PROD GEAR $28,084$28,084-- 8.6%
Advertising and promotion $10,383$10,383-- 3.2%
Insurance $3,343-$3,343- 1.0%
Fees: accounting $3,034-$3,034- 0.9%
Total$328,308100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $282,040 spent · pay $78,763 · grants $0 · events $15,632
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $98,934$98,934-- 35.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $69,154$34,577$34,577- 24.5%
Advertising and promotion $23,913$23,913-- 8.5%
Other (as described)Consulting $16,205-$16,205- 5.7%
Other (as described) EventEvent Production $15,632$15,632-- 5.5%
Other (as described)Venue Fee $13,445$13,445-- 4.8%
All other expenses $12,692$10,439$2,253- 4.5%
Other (as described)Administrative Fees $9,053-$9,053- 3.2%
Information technology $5,918-$5,918- 2.1%
Payroll taxes $5,535-$5,535- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $5,087-$5,087- 1.8%
Other employee benefits $4,074-$4,074- 1.4%
Insurance $2,388-$2,388- 0.8%
Travel $10-$10- 0.0%
Total$282,040100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $418,325 spent · pay $14,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Production Staff/Costs $228,097$228,097-- 54.5%
Other (as described)Consulting $46,670-$46,670- 11.2%
Other (as described)Rentals $45,071$45,071-- 10.8%
All other expenses $32,823$26,752$6,071- 7.8%
Other (as described)Administrative Fees $26,497-$26,497- 6.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $14,000$11,200$2,800- 3.3%
Fees: accounting $11,725-$11,725- 2.8%
Advertising and promotion $6,629-$6,629- 1.6%
Insurance $4,499-$4,499- 1.1%
Information technology $1,177-$1,177- 0.3%
Travel $1,137-$1,137- 0.3%
Total$418,325100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $231,095 spent · pay $25,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Consulting $82,473-$82,473- 35.7%
Other (as described)Production Staff/Costs $54,576$54,576-- 23.6%
All other expenses $27,912$21,578$6,334- 12.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $25,500$25,500-- 11.0%
Other (as described)Day Expenses $17,604$17,604-- 7.6%
Other (as described)Rentals $14,470$14,470-- 6.3%
Advertising and promotion $4,545-$4,545- 2.0%
Insurance $2,498-$2,498- 1.1%
Information technology $1,262-$1,262- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $228-$228- 0.1%
Travel $27-$27- 0.0%
Total$231,095100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $45,836 spent · pay $43,157 · grants $0 · events $133,982
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $24,970$24,970-- 54.5%
Other salaries and wages $18,187$11,383$6,804- 39.7%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE $1,571-$1,571- 3.4%
Other (as described)ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES $1,108-$1,108- 2.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $66,130$133,982reported apart
Total$45,836100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $38,268 spent · pay $24,553 · grants $0 · events $77,101
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $24,553 64.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,345 21.8%
Fees to independent contractors $5,350 14.0%
Printing, publications, postage $20 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$77,101reported apart
Total$38,268100%

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