MUSIC IN PLACE

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $430K · expenses $367K · assets $181K

EIN
86-3083834
Address
19201 HIGHWAY 12, SONOMA, CA 95476-5413
Website
musicinplace.org
NTEE code
A68 Music (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
girls boys: boys girls clubs (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 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 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

Music in Place connects people and communities through music while curating high-quality experiences and supporting artists who create them.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 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
Melissa Cooper Bingham Executive Dir.2025 $50,417$50,417 1
Brett Strader (former) Executive Dir.2022-2023 $76,367$163,038 1
Christine Sinnott (former) Mkting Adm Off.2024 $39,708$39,708 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 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
David Poe Chair/Treasurer2022-2025 10 $0 reported 2
Gene DOvidio Director2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Pamela Rose Director2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Rodman Marymor President2022-2025 20 $0 reported 2
Joel Ginsberg Director2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Joseph Lerer Director2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Jan Erickson Director2025 2 $0 reported 1
Vanessa Glamore Director2025 2 $0 reported 1
Joe Lerer (former) Director2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Kevin Eng (former) Director2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Arun Saigal (former) Director2023 2 $0 reported 1
Tom Hemphill (former) Trustee2022 2 $0 reported 2
Pamela Finkelstein (former) Trustee2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $50K · 3 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Melissa Cooper Bingham Executive Dir.40 $50,417$0$0 $50,4171
David Poe Chair/Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $02
Gene DOvidio Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Joseph Lerer Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Pamela Rose Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Rodman Marymor President20 $0$0$0 $02
Joel Ginsberg Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Jan Erickson Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Vanessa Glamore Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $40K · 2 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christine Sinnott Mkting Adm Off.30 $39,708$0$0 $39,7081
David Poe Chair/Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $02
Gene DOvidio Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Joe Lerer Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Pamela Rose Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Rodman Marymor President20 $0$0$0 $02
Joel Ginsberg Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $76K · 3 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brett Strader Executive Dir.40 $71,680$0$4,687 $76,3671
David Poe Treasurer/Secty2 $0$0$0 $02
Kevin Eng Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Joe Lerer Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Pamela Rose Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Arun Saigal Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $87K · 2 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brett Strader Executive Director50 $85,065$0$1,606 $86,6711
Rodman Marymor President2 $0$0$0 $02
David Poe Secretary Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $02
Kevin Eng Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Pamela Finkelstein Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Tom Hemphill Trustee2 $0$0$0 $02
Joseph Lerer Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01

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.

2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $6K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 ↗
$429,959$366,891 $180,533$173,008 $307,989$126,477 $50,417312
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$258,414$209,788 $109,940$109,940 $243,750$14,044 $39,708220
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$326,905$300,199 $61,314$61,314 $307,266$19,460 $76,36735
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$227,680$179,007 $100,767$100,767 $222,457$5,223 $85,06523

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

12 grantors reported grants to this organization, $558,419 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $202,5003 $38,5002024 2022-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $136,6503 $58,5502024 2022-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE DAWN REDWOODS CHARITABLE TRUST $90,0003 $25,0002025 2022, 2024-2025 Public charity Exact
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SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION $75,0003 $25,0002024 2022-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $16,5002 $6,5002024 2022, 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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GIL SCHWARTZ FOUNDATION $11,3254 $3,8252025 2022-2025 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Music In Place”
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $9,0001 $9,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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MID ATLANTIC ARTS INC $6,4201 $6,4202021 2021 Public charity Exact
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $5,0001 $5,0002023 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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WHEELER FOUNDATION $5,0001 $5,0002020 2020 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MUSIC IN PLACE”
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JUSTIN DART FAMILY FOUNDATION $1,0001 $1,0002020 2020 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MUSIC IN PLACE”
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $241 $242023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MUSIC IN PLACE”
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
YOUTH MUSIC MONTEREYCAA68 $563,299$578,126 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$62,083 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
VOICES OF MUSIC INCCAA68 $364,602$421,861 TRUSTEE$33,714 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSIC AT KOHL MANSION INCCAA68 $341,755$370,915 EXEC. DIR.$99,417 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
INFINITE MUSIC FOUNDATIONCAA68 $313,134$148,386 Program Coordinator/Board Member$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSIC HEALS INTERNATIONALCAA68 $245,634$263,266 FOUNDER/EXEC$44,550 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
AIMUSIC USCAA68 $424,303$422,756 Executive Director$105,150 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
CHAMBER MUSIC SAN FRANCISCOCAA68 $605,810$629,000 EXEC DIR EX OFFICIO$158,580 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MARIN COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOLCAA68 $276,741$286,112 Executive Director$7,500 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
SOBRATO MURPHY MUSIC ASSOCIATIONCAA68 $258,706$247,690 CEO & BAND DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
BRAVER PLAYERS MUSICAL THEATER FOUNDATIONCAA68 $326,173$326,204 PRESIDENT$50,000 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
CARMEL MUSIC SOCIETYCAA68 $293,636$171,537 President$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
TAHOE SCHOOL OF MUSICCAA68 $582,894$576,519 Director$74,500 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUNG ARTISTS CONSERVATORY OF MUSICCAA68 $481,407$460,559 Executive Director and former Brd Director$42,000 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
NOE VALLEY CHAMBER MUSICCAA68 $495,560$403,645 Co-Artistic Director and Co-Executive Director, Board Member$74,107 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
ENVELOPCAA68 $317,751$303,997 Executive Dir.$120,000 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
MID-CITY COMMUNITY MUSICCAA68 $271,454$596,134 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
PPC ENTERTAINMENT INCCAA68 $361,194$347,225 Artistic Dir.$69,583 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
RODRIGUEZ MUSIC BOOSTERSCAA68 $494,803$400,156 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUNG MUSICIANS CHORAL ORCHESTRACAA68 $617,200$897,882 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$92,000 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
GENERATIONS IN JAZZ FOUNDATIONCAA68 $283,240$314,669 Director$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
CLASSICS FOR KIDS INCCAA68 $624,909$530,453 Executive Dir.$89,338 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
CAMARADA INCCAA68 $356,020$377,418 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$72,750 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
SEASUN THEATRE ARTIST GROUPCAA68 $378,200$333,076 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
MAKOTO TAIKOCAA68 $254,978$241,996 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state
CHAMBER MUSIC MONTEREY BAYCAA68 $347,560$341,960 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$65,288 Same NTEE code A68, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION $5,109,20050 7Private foundation2010–2024 YOUNG MUSICIANS CHORAL ORCHESTRA; OAKLAND INTERFAITH GOSPEL CHOIR INC; LOCO BLOCO; AIMUSIC US and 3 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $4,176,262123 41DAF sponsor2016–2024 REDTONE RECORDS; RISING JAZZ STARS; CHAMBER MUSIC SAN FRANCISCO; THE IRIS MUSIC PROJECT and 37 more
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION $2,779,47038 8DAF sponsor2011–2024 GUITARS IN THE CLASSROOM; YOUTH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA; MID-CITY COMMUNITY MUSIC; LITTLE VILLAGE FOUNDATION and 4 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one $2,510,830144 36DAF sponsor2014–2024 ART OF ELAN; APPLETON COMMUNITY MUSIC INC; YOUNG MUSICIANS CHORAL ORCHESTRA; ENVELOP and 32 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $1,761,01452 18DAF sponsor2019–2025 FOLSOM CULTURAL CENTER; AIMUSIC US; SOBRATO MURPHY MUSIC ASSOCIATION; HIPHOPFORCHANGE INC and 14 more
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION funds this one $877,04538 10DAF sponsor2010–2024 MERCURY SOUL INC; ENVELOP; OAKLAND INTERFAITH GOSPEL CHOIR INC; LOCO BLOCO and 6 more
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST $592,87512 3DAF sponsor2016–2024 CANTATA COLLECTIVE INC; APPLETON COMMUNITY MUSIC INC; CLASSICAL MUSIC CHICAGO
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MONTEREY COUNTY $556,89113 4DAF sponsor2010–2016 CARMEL MUSIC SOCIETY; CHAMBER MUSIC MONTEREY BAY; YOUTH MUSIC MONTEREY; CHAMBER MUSIC SAN FRANCISCO
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $555,54010 1DAF sponsor2014–2024 SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL INC
DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $523,5237 1DAF sponsor2016–2024 MIDSUMMERS MUSIC LTD
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $453,83113 2DAF sponsor2012–2024 SYMPHONIC JAZZ ORCHESTRA; MONDAY EVENING CONCERTS
FORGOOD INC $423,04020 8DAF sponsor2010–2024 HIPHOPFORCHANGE INC; VOICES OF MUSIC INC; GUITAR FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC; LOCO BLOCO and 4 more
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO $411,89220 5DAF sponsor2015–2024 SAN DIEGO JAZZ VENTURES INC; CLASSICS FOR KIDS INC; ART OF ELAN; YOUTH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA and 1 more
RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC $391,0005 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 OAKLAND INTERFAITH GOSPEL CHOIR INC
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC funds this one $387,50917 10DAF sponsor2014–2024 MERCURY SOUL INC; REDTONE RECORDS; MUSIC HEALS INTERNATIONAL; YOUNG MUSICIANS CHORAL ORCHESTRA and 6 more

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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 · $366,891 spent · pay $126,836 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $126,844$126,844-- 34.6%
Pay: disqualified persons $66,343$53,296$13,047- 18.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $50,417$40,502$9,915- 13.7%
Other (as described)Venue expense $18,482$18,482-- 5.0%
Other (as described)Venue equipment and supplies $17,955$17,955-- 4.9%
Advertising and promotion $14,978$13,728$1,250- 4.1%
Other (as described)Education program expense $12,205$12,205-- 3.3%
Payroll taxes $10,076$8,069$2,007- 2.7%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $9,666$7,730$1,936- 2.6%
Fees: professional fundraisers $7,115--$7,115 1.9%
Insurance $6,638$1,294$5,344- 1.8%
Fees: accounting $6,442-$6,442- 1.8%
Information technology $6,219$1,188$5,031- 1.7%
All other expenses $6,120$4,556$1,564- 1.7%
Office expenses $4,144$2,756$1,388- 1.1%
Travel $3,247$2,489$758- 0.9%
Total$366,891100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $209,788 spent · pay $81,694 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $74,487$74,487-- 35.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $39,708$19,854$15,883$3,971 18.9%
Other salaries and wages $33,750$16,875$16,875- 16.1%
Other (as described)Venue rentals $12,281$12,281-- 5.9%
Payroll taxes $8,236$4,118$4,118- 3.9%
Fees: professional fundraisers $6,646--$6,646 3.2%
Office expenses $6,529$71$6,458- 3.1%
Information technology $5,980$2,990$2,990- 2.9%
Advertising and promotion $5,728$5,728-- 2.7%
Fees: accounting $5,180-$5,180- 2.5%
Other (as described)Production expense $4,189$4,189-- 2.0%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $2,770$2,770-- 1.3%
Other (as described)Venue equipment and supplies $1,868$1,868-- 0.9%
Insurance $1,743-$1,743- 0.8%
All other expenses $587-$587- 0.3%
Travel $106$53$53- 0.1%
Total$209,788100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $300,199 spent · pay $159,146 · grants $6,309 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $76,367$30,547$38,183$7,637 25.4%
Fees: other services $75,075$75,075-- 25.0%
Other salaries and wages $72,001$36,001$36,000- 24.0%
Fees: professional fundraisers $25,353--$25,353 8.4%
Advertising and promotion $12,243$12,243-- 4.1%
Payroll taxes $10,778$5,389$5,389- 3.6%
Other (as described)Venue rentals $6,745$6,745-- 2.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $6,309$6,309-- 2.1%
Insurance $5,502-$5,502- 1.8%
Information technology $3,300$1,650$1,650- 1.1%
Travel $2,588$1,294$1,294- 0.9%
Office expenses $1,965$1,479$486- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $1,289-$1,289- 0.4%
Other (as described)Food and Supplies $643$643-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Other $41-$41- 0.0%
Total$300,199100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $179,007 spent · pay $110,938 · grants $6,420 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $85,065$28,355$28,355$28,355 47.5%
Fees: other services $45,215$45,215$0$0 25.3%
Other salaries and wages $16,667$11,667$5,000$0 9.3%
Payroll taxes $7,599$3,040$2,533$2,026 4.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $6,420$6,420-- 3.6%
Advertising and promotion $4,347$4,347$0$0 2.4%
Information technology $3,685$485$2,200$1,000 2.1%
Insurance $2,935$979$979$977 1.6%
Other (as described)Venue Rental $2,635$2,635$0$0 1.5%
Other employee benefits $1,607$536$536$535 0.9%
All other expenses $991$50$441$500 0.6%
Other (as described)Food/Entertainment $987$0$250$737 0.6%
Fees: investment management $560$0$560$0 0.3%
Office expenses $133$0$133$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $111$0$111$0 0.1%
Fees: legal $50$0$50$0 0.0%
Total$179,007100%

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