VOLTA MUSIC FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $775K · expenses $597K · assets $318K

EIN
83-2167948
Address
2703 GATEWAY DRIVE, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33069-4327
Website
WWW.VOLTAMUSICFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
A68
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 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

VOLTA MUSIC FOUNDATIONS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE THEIR MUSICAL CAREERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 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
Yalyen Savignon EXECUTIVE DI2018-2025 $96,000$242,920 1
Laura Sinclair SECRETARY2023-2025 $36,250$75,333 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
Michael Falke DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Dr Jermaine Fleming DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Kolbert TREASURER2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Wendy Ruiz DIRECTOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
Rene H Males (former) DIRECTOR2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Emily S Danson (former) SECRETARY2018-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $132K · 21 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
YALYEN SAVIGNON EXECUTIVE DI40 $96,000$0$0 $96,0001
LAURA SINCLAIR SECRETARY20 $36,250$0$0 $36,2501
MICHAEL FALKE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DR JERMAINE FLEMING DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL KOLBERT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
WENDY RUIZ DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $111K · 19 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
YALYEN SAVIGNON EXECUTIVE DI40 $81,600$0$0 $81,6001
LAURA SINCLAIR SECRETARY20 $29,750$0$0 $29,7501
MICHAEL FALKE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DR JERMAINE FLEMING DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL KOLBERT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RENE H MALES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $54K · 13 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
YALYEN SAVIGNON EXECUTIVE DI50 $44,520$0$0 $44,5201
LAURA SINCLAIR SECRETARY10 $9,333$0$0 $9,3331
MICHAEL FALKE DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
DR JERMAINE FLEMING DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL KOLBERT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RENE H MALES DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $15K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
YALYEN SAVIGNON EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR28 $14,800-$0 $14,8001
RENE H MALES TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
EMILY S DANSON SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
YALYEN SAVIGNON EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR28 $6,000-$0 $6,0001
RENE H MALES TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
EMILY S DANSON SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
YALYEN SAVIGNON EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RENE H MALES TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
EMILY S DANSON SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
YALYEN SAVIGNON PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
RENE H MALES TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
EMILY S DANSON SECRETARY0 $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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$774,754$597,253 $318,108$311,044 $746,963$25,970 $132,2502112
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$521,678$426,056 $196,988$133,543 $470,171$51,505 $111,3501920
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$178,745$234,232 $44,330$37,921 $162,942$15,800 $53,853135
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,711$113,410 $44,955$44,955 $110,707$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,374$28,733 $47,654$47,654 $67,374$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,923$3,672 $9,013$9,013 $13,923$0 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,690$5,928 $41-$1,238 $4,690$0 ---

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $278,950 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$110,000 2024$60,000
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JIM MORAN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Volta Music Foundation Inc” 2023-2024 2$60,000 2024$10,000
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CORNELIA T BAILEY CHARITABLE TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “VOLTA MUSIC FOUNDATION INC” 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$20,000 2023$20,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR PALM BEACH & MARTIN COUNTIES INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$20,000 2023$20,000
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FUNDING ARTS BROWARD INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$14,700 2024$9,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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IMPACT 100 PALM BEACH COUNTY INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$9,250 2024$9,250
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BROOKS AND JOAN FORTUNE FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “VOLTA MUSIC FOUNDATION INC” 2022 1$5,000 2022$5,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$5,000 2020$5,000
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $597,253 spent · pay $317,042 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $161,799$156,122$5,677- 27.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $132,250$128,283$3,967- 22.1%
Other (as described)DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES $124,199$124,199-- 20.8%
Fees: other services $97,452$12,500$47,452$37,500 16.3%
Other (as described)OTHER EXPENDITURES $35,851$17,628$18,223- 6.0%
Payroll taxes $22,993$22,303$690- 3.8%
Occupancy $15,102$15,102-- 2.5%
Office expenses $7,607$591$7,016- 1.3%
Total$597,253100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $426,056 spent · pay $232,834 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $111,350$106,896$4,454- 26.1%
Other salaries and wages $104,908$101,202$3,706- 24.6%
Fees: other services $86,481$56,630$29,851- 20.3%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $20,750$20,750-- 4.9%
Travel $20,576$20,576-- 4.8%
Other (as described)INSTRUMENTS $19,667$19,667-- 4.6%
Payroll taxes $16,576$15,952$624- 3.9%
Occupancy $9,479$8,675$804- 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $9,264$7,513$1,751- 2.2%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $8,187$8,187-- 1.9%
All other expenses $5,814$1,384$4,430- 1.4%
Office expenses $4,770$149$4,621- 1.1%
Insurance $4,472$2,418$2,054- 1.0%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $3,762$3,762-- 0.9%
Total$426,056100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $234,232 spent · pay $104,044 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $53,853$52,776$1,077- 23.0%
Other salaries and wages $41,968$40,825$1,143- 17.9%
Fees: other services $39,608$11,060$28,548- 16.9%
Other (as described)INSTRUMENTS $34,315$34,315-- 14.7%
Other (as described)STUDENT EXPENSES $22,441$22,441-- 9.6%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $14,867$14,867-- 6.3%
Payroll taxes $8,223$8,101$122- 3.5%
Occupancy $5,524$4,800$724- 2.4%
Office expenses $4,041$1,397$2,644- 1.7%
All other expenses $3,651$2,992$659- 1.6%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT $2,857-$2,857- 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,733$204$1,529- 0.7%
Insurance $1,151$466$685- 0.5%
Total$234,232100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $113,410 spent · pay $11,850 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,125 39.8%
Fees to independent contractors $39,530 34.9%
Benefits paid to members $14,800 13.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $11,850 10.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,409 1.2%
Printing, publications, postage $696 0.6%
Total$113,410100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $28,733 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $22,030 76.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,727 16.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,250 4.4%
Printing, publications, postage $726 2.5%
Total$28,733100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $3,672 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Printing, publications, postage $3,522 95.9%
Fees to independent contractors $150 4.1%
Total$3,672100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $5,928 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,712 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,712 79.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $841 14.2%
Fees to independent contractors $375 6.3%
Total$5,928100%

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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
2026$15,000$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 MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.$15,000

State business registration

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