CONNECTING THRU MUSIC INC

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $83K · expenses $83K · assets $0

EIN
83-1825932
Address
1917 BEACH AVE, ATLANTIC BCH, FL 32233-5936
Website
https://connectingthrumusic.org
NTEE code
B28
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
KAREN DEMUTH (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (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 bring awareness about the benefits, efficacy and importance of music therapy for children with special needs, to build a foundation of music therapy/music therapists in Northeast Florida, to advocate for state /insurer funding for music therapy for children with special needs and to assist the profession of music therapy to obtain licensure in F

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person 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
Karen Demuth EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2019-2023 $0$42,500 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 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
Nancy Staats CHAIR2019-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Heidi Smith Secretary2019-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Craig Johnson Treasurer2019-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Linda Connelly Director2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Sandy Jenkins Director2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Michelle Glass Director2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Caitlin Powderly Director2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Carena Winters Director2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Norianne Wright Director2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Brooke Anderson (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Corlew (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 1 $0 reported 1
Kayla Putzke (former) Student board member2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY STAATS CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
Heidi Smith Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Craig Johnson Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Connelly Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Sandy Jenkins Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Michelle Glass Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Caitlin Powderly Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Carena Winters Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Norianne Wright Director2 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN DEMUTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 118 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY STAATS CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
Heidi Smith Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Craig Johnson Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Connelly Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Sandy Jenkins Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Michelle Glass Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Caitlin Powderly Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Carena Winters Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Norianne Wright Director2 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN DEMUTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 55 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NANCY STAATS CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
Heidi Smith Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Craig Johnson Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Connelly Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Sandy Jenkins Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Michelle Glass Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Caitlin Powderly Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Carena Winters Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Norianne Wright Director2 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN DEMUTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $28K · 1 employee · 200 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN DEMUTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $27,500$0$0 $27,5001
NANCY STAATS CHAIR5 $0$0$0 $01
Heidi Smith Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Craig Johnson Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Connelly Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Sandy Jenkins Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Michelle Glass Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Caitlin Powderly Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Carena Winters Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Norianne Wright Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $15K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN DEMUTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $15,000-- $15,0001
NANCY STAATS BOARD CHAIR3 $0-- $01
HEIDI SMITH BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
CRAIG JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
Michelle Glass BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
Carena Winters BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
Norianne Wright BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
Brooke Anderson BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
Michelle Corlew BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
Kayla Putzke Student board member1 $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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,325$83,325 $0$0 $72,545$10,780 $5,5001-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$240,821$278,568 $78,435$78,033 $212,713$28,099 $35,0002118
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$299,976$208,865 $125,056$115,780 $277,724$22,252 $30,000155
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$237,178$226,931 $24,977$24,669 $236,858$320 $27,5001200
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,639$123,911 $16,399$14,422 $129,639- ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $151,584 in all, tax years 2019 to 2022. 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$30,000 2022$7,000
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UKULELE KIDS CLUB INC Public charity Exact 2019 1$29,293 2019$29,293
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$27,019 2022$8,122
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UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA INC Public charity Exact 2021-2022 2$25,300 2022$17,700
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$22,000 2021$22,000
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ALLSTATE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTING THRU MUSIC INC” 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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HEAL FOUNDATION INC Public charity Fuzzy filed as “Connecting Thru Music Inc” 2021-2022 2$7,600 2022$4,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CONNECTING THRU MUSIC INC” 2020-2022 3$372 2022$64
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $83,325 spent · pay $5,921 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MUSIC SERVICES PROVIDER $39,230$39,230-- 47.1%
Other (as described)OPERATIONAL $38,174$38,174-- 45.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $5,500$5,500-- 6.6%
Payroll taxes $421$421-- 0.5%
Total$83,325100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $278,568 spent · pay $37,677 · grants $0 · events $3,707
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MUSIC SERVICES PROVIDER $217,739$217,739-- 78.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $35,000$35,000-- 12.6%
Office expenses $12,747$12,747-- 4.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,707$3,707-- 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $2,772$2,772-- 1.0%
Payroll taxes $2,677$2,677-- 1.0%
Other (as described)OPERATIONAL $2,475$2,475-- 0.9%
Information technology $845$845-- 0.3%
Insurance $403$403-- 0.1%
Fees: legal $203$203-- 0.1%
Total$278,568100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $208,865 spent · pay $32,295 · grants $0 · events $4,472
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MUSIC SERVICES PROVIDER $162,688$162,688-- 77.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $30,000$30,000-- 14.4%
Office expenses $4,927$4,927-- 2.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,472$4,472-- 2.1%
Other (as described)OPERATIONAL $2,545$2,545-- 1.2%
Payroll taxes $2,295$2,295-- 1.1%
Advertising and promotion $820$820-- 0.4%
Information technology $718$718-- 0.3%
Insurance $400$400-- 0.2%
Total$208,865100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $226,931 spent · pay $29,604 · grants $0 · events $195
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)MUSIC SERVICES PROVIDER $187,254$187,254-- 82.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $27,500$27,500-- 12.1%
Advertising and promotion $3,465$3,465-- 1.5%
Other (as described)OPERATIONAL $2,624$2,624-- 1.2%
Payroll taxes $2,104$2,104-- 0.9%
Office expenses $1,688$1,688-- 0.7%
Insurance $1,088$1,088-- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $753$753-- 0.3%
Information technology $260$260-- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $195$195-- 0.1%
Total$226,931100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $123,911 spent · pay $16,148 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $96,149 77.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $16,148 13.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,559 8.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,055 0.9%
Total$123,911100%

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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
2021$0$01
2020$0$01
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