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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael P Fennelly | MUSIC DIRECTOR | 2024 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Megan S Weston | Director | 2024 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gaylon Babcock | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL P FENNELLY | MUSIC DIRECTOR | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MEGAN S WESTON | Director | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| GAYLON BABCOCK | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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 year | Grants and other assistance | Contracts | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,000 | $0 | 1 |
Largest awards · 1 shown
| Year | Agency | Kind | Program | Description | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Small Business Administration | Grant or other assistance | ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072 | ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT | $2,000 |
State business registration
- ATHENA MUSIC FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED NY, DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, Active, formed 2018-03-27
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ATHENA MUSIC FOUNDATION INCORPORATED” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $139 | 2023 | $22 | show |
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2024 · Form 990EZ · $141,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $141,000 | 100% |
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