DW MUSIC FOUNDATION INC

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Plain text DW MUSIC FOUNDATION INC. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2019–2024. https://furp.org/org/dw-music-foundation-inc-823663308. Retrieved 2026-11-15.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). DW MUSIC FOUNDATION INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2019–2024]. Retrieved November 15, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/dw-music-foundation-inc-823663308

MLA “DW MUSIC FOUNDATION INC.” furp.org, tax years 2019–2024, https://furp.org/org/dw-music-foundation-inc-823663308. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-15; covers tax years 2019–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $69K ($71K in 2025 dollars) · expenses $115K · assets $64K

EIN
82-3663308
Address
3450 LUNAR CT, OXNARD, CA 93030-8976
Website
WWW.DWMF.ORG
NTEE code
A68 Music (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2018 (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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO PROVIDE THE GIFT OF MUSIC TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF ALL AGES VIA PROVIDING INSTRUMENTS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND INSPIRATION, WHILE MENTORING AND COLLABORATING WITH FELLOW MUSIC-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TO FOSTER AN APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AS A LIFE ENHANCING, LIFE CHANGING ACTIVITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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
Christopher Lombardi PRESIDENT2019-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Nilo Ramos SECRETARY2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER LOMBARDI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
NILO RAMOS SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER LOMBARDI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
NILO RAMOS SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER LOMBARDI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
NILO RAMOS SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER LOMBARDI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
NILO RAMOS SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER LOMBARDI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
NILO RAMOS SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER LOMBARDI PRESIDENT6 $0$0$0 $01
NILO RAMOS SECRETARY1 $0$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 ↗
$68,765$115,288 $63,653$63,653 $0$68,765 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$186,420$146,443 $110,176$110,176 $0$186,420 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,016$81,504 $80,199$70,199 $0$110,016 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,425$77,283 $51,687$41,687 $0$93,425 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,916$32,573 $25,545$25,545 $0$47,916 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,667$51,465 $10,202$10,202 $2,985$58,682 $000

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $358,796 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $217,5004 $47,5002024 2021-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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FORGOOD INC $93,5695 $10,8522024 2020-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $47,0002 $37,0002023 2020, 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $7274 $1702023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DW MUSIC FOUNDATION INC”
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
2200 MUSIC FOUNDATIONCAA68 $79,863$38,442 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
RONEN FOUNDATION OF AMERICACAA68 $65,880$74,598 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
TIMELESS MELODIES FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION INCCAA68 $62,027$61,702 Executive Direc$27,500 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
WILD HONEY FOUNDATIONCAA68 $84,359$78,979 CEO$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
TEMECULA CHILDREN S MUSIC FOUNDATIONCAA68 $81,777$89,605 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTH BAY CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY INCCAA68 $68,385$79,381 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
PACIFIC PEARL MUSIC ASSOCIATIONCAA68 $66,848$45,125 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
Monterey International Blues FestivalCAA68 $78,285$90,259 Director$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
GUITARS ANTIQUA MUSIC PROGRAMCAA68 $74,583$68,915 Chair and Executive Director$37,114 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
BRIDGE MUSIC GLOBALCAA68 $72,853$35,833 CEO$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
TAHOE MUSIC ALIVECAA68 $77,696$64,508 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
Fiery World Music IncCAA68 $57,402$89,652 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
FEEDTHEMUSICINCCAA68 $60,935$60,097 President$24,705 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MILLS MUSICAL ARTS GROUPCAA68 $69,968$53,113 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSIC AT THE MISSIONCAA68 $69,950$68,522 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
ALMADEN YOUTH MUSICIANS ORGANIZATIONCAA68 $59,016$53,407 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSICA VITALECAA68 $63,736$60,313 Executive Dir.$12,525 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
KAINGA MUSICCAA68 $60,268$61,267 Executive Director & Instructor$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
PENINSULA MUSICAL ARTS ASSOCIATIONCAA68 $78,571$57,496 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
CLASSICAL CROSSROADS INCCAA68 $57,854$63,982 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
ARTES VOCALES INCCAA68 $79,651$80,839 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
UBIQUITOUS MUSIC INCCAA68 $62,409$59,722 EXECUTIVE DIR$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
BONNER INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHORAL MUSICCAA68 $60,284$70,652 Treasurer$12,300 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
TEHACHAPI COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA FOUNDATIONCAA68 $58,295$54,039 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
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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).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $260,20010 5DAF sponsor2016–2024 SUMMERDANCE SANTA BARBARA; ARTES VOCALES INC; FEEDTHEMUSICINC; STEINWAY SOCIETY OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY and 1 more
HAL & CHARLIE PETERSON FOUNDATION $220,00011 1Private foundation2015–2025 TEXAS HERITAGE MUSIC FOUNDATION INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one $196,10012 7DAF sponsor2016–2024 BERKELEY CHAMBER PERFORMANCES; HARMONY & HEALING; RONEN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL and 3 more
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF UTAH $165,46612 1DAF sponsor2013–2024 EARLY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC
UNITED CHARITABLE $128,1008 1DAF sponsor2015–2024 TEXAS HERITAGE MUSIC FOUNDATION INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND $124,2429 6DAF sponsor2018–2024 WILD HONEY FOUNDATION; PRN FOUNDATION INC; SACRAMENTO TAIKO DAN; MILLS MUSICAL ARTS GROUP and 2 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $123,21510 4DAF sponsor2020–2025 ALMADEN YOUTH MUSICIANS ORGANIZATION; MUSIC FOR MINORS FOUNDATION INCORPORATED; SAN JOSE WIND SYMPHONY; SOUTH BAY GUITAR SOCIETY OF SAN JOSE
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND $106,6007 1DAF sponsor2017–2024 RONEN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
PERRY AND RUBY STEVENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $90,0009 1Private foundation2014–2024 TEXAS HERITAGE MUSIC FOUNDATION INC
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA $76,0644 1DAF sponsor2021–2024 PACIFIC PEARL MUSIC ASSOCIATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY $72,2507 2DAF sponsor2020–2025 SAN LUIS OBISPO WIND ORCHESTRA INC; CENTRAL COAST CHILDRENS CHOIR
HORACE W GOLDSMITH FOUNDATION $62,5005 1Private foundation2020–2024 EARLY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC
SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION $58,7007 1DAF sponsor2013–2019 SUMMERDANCE SANTA BARBARA
JAG Molina Family Foundation $47,5003 1Private foundation2019–2021 WILD HONEY FOUNDATION
FLOYD A AND KATHLEEN C CAILLOUX FOUNDATION $45,0006 1Private foundation2015–2017 TEXAS HERITAGE MUSIC FOUNDATION INC

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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 · $115,288 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $528
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $78,300$78,300-- 67.9%
Other (as described)OTHER COSTS $12,024$12,024-- 10.4%
Other (as described)CONTRIBUTIONS $9,293$9,293-- 8.1%
All other expenses $4,670-$4,670- 4.1%
Other (as described)COMPUTER & INTERNET EXP $3,708-$3,708- 3.2%
Insurance $2,708-$2,708- 2.3%
Office expenses $2,688-$2,688- 2.3%
Travel $1,369-$1,369- 1.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $528-$528- 0.5%
Total$115,288100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $146,443 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $71,250$71,250-- 48.7%
Other (as described)OTHER COSTS $46,737$46,737-- 31.9%
Other (as described)CONTRIBUTIONS $16,000$16,000-- 10.9%
All other expenses $3,404-$3,404- 2.3%
Other (as described)LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL $2,820-$2,820- 1.9%
Insurance $2,750-$2,750- 1.9%
Office expenses $2,680-$2,680- 1.8%
Travel $784-$784- 0.5%
Interest $18-$18- 0.0%
Total$146,443100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $81,504 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $63,700$63,700-- 78.2%
Other (as described)OTHER COSTS $5,200$5,200-- 6.4%
Travel $2,792-$2,792- 3.4%
Office expenses $2,408-$2,408- 3.0%
Insurance $2,367-$2,367- 2.9%
Other (as described)LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL $2,000-$2,000- 2.5%
Other (as described)COMPUTER & INTERNET EXP $1,710-$1,710- 2.1%
All other expenses $1,229-$1,229- 1.5%
Interest $98-$98- 0.1%
Total$81,504100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $77,283 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $51,260$51,260-- 66.3%
Other (as described)CONTRIBUTIONS $9,156-$9,156- 11.8%
Other (as described)OTHER COSTS $4,692$4,692-- 6.1%
All other expenses $2,706-$2,706- 3.5%
Office expenses $2,642-$2,642- 3.4%
Travel $2,466-$2,466- 3.2%
Other (as described)COMPUTER & INTERNET EXP $2,352-$2,352- 3.0%
Insurance $1,985-$1,985- 2.6%
Interest $19-$19- 0.0%
Advertising and promotion $5-$5- 0.0%
Total$77,283100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $32,573 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $22,804$22,804-- 70.0%
Office expenses $4,415-$4,415- 13.6%
Other (as described)COMPUTER & INTERNET EXP $1,650-$1,650- 5.1%
Travel $1,463-$1,463- 4.5%
Insurance $1,458-$1,458- 4.5%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES & FEES $234-$234- 0.7%
All other expenses $215-$215- 0.7%
Other (as described)CONTRIBUTIONS $203-$203- 0.6%
Interest $131-$131- 0.4%
Total$32,573100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $51,465 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $28,066$28,066-- 54.5%
Fees: legal $6,594-$6,594- 12.8%
Office expenses $6,575-$6,575- 12.8%
Travel $5,207-$5,207- 10.1%
Other (as described)CONTRIBUTIONS $3,229-$3,229- 6.3%
Insurance $1,363-$1,363- 2.6%
Other (as described)TAXES & LICENSES $219-$219- 0.4%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES & FEES $181-$181- 0.4%
All other expenses $31-$31- 0.1%
Total$51,465100%

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In the news

12 news articles name this organization (April 2018 to March 2021); the latest 10:

News article metadata and links: The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/). Matched by: Exact name match: "dw music foundation". A shared name is not proof of the same organization; how the matching works. Most in the news.

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NTEE code Music, CA first:

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Interests: Music · Arts

The area Census

Ventura CountyOxnard cityCensus Tract 29.05

County outline, the place (blue), the tract (orange) and the ZIP center (dot).

In Census Tract 29.05, Ventura County, California, place (city or town) Oxnard, CA, county Ventura County, CA, state California; placed by its ZIP code (county and tract) and city name (place). The tract is the tract holding most of the record's ZIP code (FURP does not geocode street addresses).

  • Revenue of $68,765 is $0 per resident of Oxnard, CA (population 200,928).
  • That revenue equals 0.00% of all household income in Oxnard, CA (52,828 households at the median $96,212, about $5,082,687,536).
MeasureCensus tract
Census Tract 29.05, Ventura County, California
Place (city or town)
Oxnard, CA
County
Ventura County, CA
State
California
Population B010035,193200,928837,46939,287,377
Population, 2020 census P15,305202,063843,84339,538,223
Median age B0100239.034.439.637.9
Under 18 B0100124.2%25.6%21.8%22.0%
65 and over B0100115.8%12.2%17.4%15.7%
Households B110011,56852,828280,36013,548,091
Foreign born B0500223.0%34.2%22.2%27.0%
Median household income B19013$132,823$96,212$109,797$99,122
Median family income B19113$133,690$96,942$125,818$113,346
Per capita income B19301$50,802$32,428$49,748$49,513
Poverty rate B170014.1%11.0%9.3%12.0%
Unemployment rate B230255.1%6.5%5.7%6.6%
Civilian labor force B230252,737102,945431,63020,068,466
Mean commute (minutes) B0801326.125.325.628.7
Bachelor's degree or higher B1500329.8%19.5%36.1%37.1%
Housing units B250011,64056,455295,87814,644,735
Owner-occupied B2500370.2%54.4%64.6%55.9%
Renters B2500329.8%45.6%35.4%44.1%
Median home value B25077$834,400$652,700$822,700$734,700
Median gross rent B25064$2,301$2,032$2,317$2,036
White, not Hispanic B0300217.1%12.5%41.9%33.8%
Black B030021.4%1.5%1.7%5.2%
Hispanic or Latino B0300268.5%77.1%44.3%40.2%
Asian B030029.2%6.4%7.1%15.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native B030020.0%0.2%0.1%0.3%

Economy now FRED unemployment 5.1% in Sep 2026 (5.5% a year earlier); per capita personal income $90,957 in 2025, up 30% in five years (+4.3% after inflation); Unemployment rate: 5.5% in Sep 2016 to 5.1% in Sep 2026; low 3.8%, high 16.1% the state; Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Data: IPUMS NHGIS (ACS 2020-2024 and the 2020 census); each figure links to its table for that area at data.census.gov. Records are placed by ZIP code and city name, not street address. More: everything FURP has in Census Tract 29.05, Ventura County, California.

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