MUSIC MATTERS FUND INC
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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.7M · expenses $1.6M · assets $1.4M
- EIN
- 85-1467296
- Address
- 441 WEST 53RD ST FL 5, NEW YORK, NY 10019-5603
- Website
- WWW.LIVEMUSICSOCIETY.ORG
- NTEE code
- T20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- September 2022 (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 (private operating foundation) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Private operating foundation
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Henry | EXEC DIRECTR | 2022-2024 | $184,685 | $598,500 | 1 |
| Sarah Mccauley | PROGRAM MANA | 2024 | $60,641 | $60,641 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Wilkins | TREASURER | 2020-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stephen Webber | SECRETARY | 2020-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gavin Berger | PRESIDENT | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joyce Lim (former) | PRESIDENT | 2022-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Peter Muller (former) | PRESIDENT | 2020-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $245K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT HENRY | EXEC DIRECTR | 40 | $184,685 | - | $0 | $184,685 | 1 |
| SARAH MCCAULEY | PROGRAM MANA | 40 | $60,641 | - | - | $60,641 | 1 |
| JEFFREY WILKINS | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEPHEN WEBBER | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GAVIN BERGER | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $207K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT HENRY | EXEC DIRECTR | 40 | $163,077 | - | $44,252 | $207,329 | 1 |
| JEFFREY WILKINS | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEPHEN WEBBER | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOYCE LIM | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $206K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT HENRY | EXEC DIRECTR | 40 | $165,000 | - | $41,486 | $206,486 | 1 |
| PETER MULLER | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEFFREY WILKINS | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEPHEN WEBBER | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JOYCE LIM | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER MULLER | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEFFREY WILKINS | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEPHEN WEBBER | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER MULLER | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEFFREY WILKINS | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| STEPHEN WEBBER | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2024 · 59 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2023 · 60 grants to organizations · $797K
2022 · 48 grants to organizations · $732K
2021 · 70 grants to organizations · $1.1M
2020 · 47 grants to organizations · $483K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.
2022 · 1 contributor · $1.2M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETER MULLER | Person | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $1,153,200 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing |
2021 · 1 contributor · $1.2M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETER MULLER | Person | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $1,250,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing |
2020 · 1 contributor · $590K
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETER MULLER | Person | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $590,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing |
Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
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 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,695,696 | $1,603,753 | $1,382,726 | $1,374,706 | $1,653,696 | - | $184,685 | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $2,637,680 | $1,378,329 | $1,290,963 | $1,282,033 | $2,617,680 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,155,847 | $1,146,670 | $23,600 | $22,682 | $1,155,847 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,253,622 | $1,276,916 | $13,995 | $13,555 | $1,253,622 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $592,536 | $555,587 | $36,949 | $36,949 | $592,536 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5,000,000 in all, tax years 2022 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $5,000,000 | 2024 | $1,500,000 | show |
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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 990PF · $1,603,753 spent · pay $249,226 · grants $1,013,411 · events $22,470
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $1,013,411 | 63.2% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees | $184,685 | 11.5% | |
| Fees: other professional | $182,100 | 11.4% | |
| Other expenses | $97,223 | 6.1% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $64,541 | 4.0% | |
| Taxes | $36,398 | 2.3% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $22,470 | 1.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,925 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $1,603,753 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990PF · $1,378,329 spent · pay $263,943 · grants $797,000 · events $109,606
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $797,000 | 57.8% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $213,652 | 15.5% | |
| Fees: other professional | $185,465 | 13.5% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $109,606 | 8.0% | |
| Pension plans and employee benefits | $50,291 | 3.6% | |
| Taxes | $9,867 | 0.7% | |
| Other expenses | $9,298 | 0.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,150 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $1,378,329 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990PF · $1,146,670 spent · pay $234,080 · grants $731,500 · events $23,987
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $731,500 | 63.8% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $190,000 | 16.6% | |
| Fees: other professional | $143,124 | 12.5% | |
| Pension plans and employee benefits | $44,080 | 3.8% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $23,987 | 2.1% | |
| Other expenses | $10,699 | 0.9% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,255 | 0.3% | |
| Taxes | $25 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $1,146,670 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $1,276,916 spent · pay $54,433 · grants $1,095,600 · events $2,308
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $1,095,600 | 85.8% | |
| Fees: other professional | $114,479 | 9.0% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $43,077 | 3.4% | |
| Pension plans and employee benefits | $11,356 | 0.9% | |
| Other expenses | $7,286 | 0.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,810 | 0.2% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $2,308 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $1,276,916 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990PF · $555,587 spent · pay $0 · grants $483,350 · events $21,395
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $483,350 | 87.0% | |
| Fees: other professional | $43,795 | 7.9% | |
| Travel, conferences and meetings | $21,395 | 3.9% | |
| Other expenses | $6,147 | 1.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $900 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $555,587 | 100% |
State business registration
- MUSIC MATTERS FUND INC. NY, DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, Active, formed 2020-05-22
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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