ATHENA MUSIC FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $142K · expenses $141K · assets $1K

EIN
83-0589917
Address
116 SEAMAN AVE APT 3A, NEW YORK, NY 10034-2804
Website
www.AthenaMusicFoundation.org
NTEE code
A60
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2019 (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
Michael Fennelly (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF CLASSICAL MUSIC THROUGH PERFORMANCES AND TO SUPPORT ASPIRING MUSICIANS AND PERFORMERS THROUGH SPONSORSHIP VIA AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES AT GALAS AND COMPETITIONS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Michael P Fennelly MUSIC DIRECTOR2024 20 $0 reported 1
Megan S Weston Director2024 20 $0 reported 1
Gaylon Babcock BOARD MEMBER2024 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MICHAEL P FENNELLY MUSIC DIRECTOR20 $0-- $01
MEGAN S WESTON Director20 $0-- $01
GAYLON BABCOCK BOARD MEMBER5 $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
2020$2,000$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$2,000

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,000$141,000 $1,000$1,000 $142,000- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $139 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ATHENA MUSIC FOUNDATION INCORPORATED” 2020-2023 4$139 2023$22
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2024 · Form 990EZ · $141,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $97,000 68.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,000 14.2%
Fees to independent contractors $17,500 12.4%
Printing, publications, postage $6,500 4.6%
Total$141,000100%

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