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WE ARE INSTRUMENTAL INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $207K · expenses $191K · assets $135K

EIN
87-4486115
Address
PO BOX 586, TICONDEROGA, NY 12883-0586
Website
HTTPS://WWW.WEAREINSTRUMENTALNY.ORG
NTEE code
A68
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

WE ARE INSTRUMENTAL'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY TO MUSICAL EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN NORTHERN NY BY PROVIDING WELL-WORKING INSTRUMENTS AND DYNAMIC ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND SUPPORTING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR EFFORTS THROUGH RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR TEACHERS OF THE REGION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Evan Mack EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2022-2025 $54,461$94,461 1
Chloe Lewis OPERATIONS COORDINATOR2025 $27,000$27,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 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
Kyle Lang BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Rick Anthony BOARD MEMBER2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Donna Wotton BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Todd Pray BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jennee Iturrino BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Iturrino BOARD PRESIDENT2022-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Betsy Kagey SECRETARY2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Shelley Joyce TREASURER2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Judy Walker VICE PRESDIENT2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Britney Shaw (former) BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Tara Blau (former) BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Rapp (former) BOARD MEMBER2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Kristin Mack (former) SECRETARY2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Sarah Ward (former) BOARD PRESIDENT (FORMER)2022 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 11 people listed · 2 paid, $81K · 2 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EVAN MACK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR30 $54,461$0$0 $54,4611
CHLOE LEWIS OPERATIONS COORDINATOR20 $27,000$0$0 $27,0001
KYLE LANG BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICK ANTHONY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DONNA WOTTON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TODD PRAY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNEE ITURRINO BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL ITURRINO BOARD PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
BETSY KAGEY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
SHELLEY JOYCE TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JUDY WALKER VICE PRESDIENT1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EVAN MACK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR15 $40,000-$0 $40,0001
KYLE LANG BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
RICK ANTHONY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
DONNA WOTTON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
TODD PRAY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
JENNEE ITURRINO BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL ITURRINO BOARD PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY KAGEY SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
SHELLEY JOYCE TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
JUDY WALKER VICE PRESDIENT1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETSY KAGEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
BRITNEY SHAW BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
TARA BLAU BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
SHELLEY JOYCE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
RICK ANTHONY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
PAUL RAPP BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
JUDY WALKER VICE PRESDIENT1 $0-$0 $01
EVAN MACK TREASURER15 $0-$0 $01
KRISTIN MACK SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL ITURRINO BOARD PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARAH WARD BOARD PRESIDENT (FORMER)5 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL ITURRINO INCOMING BOARD PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
EVAN MACK TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
KRISTIN MACK SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
PAUL RAPP BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
RICK ANTHONY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
JUDY WALKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
SHELLEY JOYCE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
TARA BLAU BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
BRITNEY SHAW BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
BETSY KAGEY BOARD MEMBER1 $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 ↗
$206,897$190,800 $135,181$133,153 $202,979$0 $54,461215
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,835$214,718 $117,638$117,056 $189,016- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$174,097$63,427 $137,939$137,939 $173,776- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,837$8,568 $27,269$27,269 $35,837- ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $74,876 in all, tax years 2022 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$32,750 2024$12,500
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CHARLES R WOOD FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WE ARE INSTRUMENTAL INC” 2022-2023 2$13,500 2023$10,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$12,100 2024$12,100
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GIVINGA FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Fuzzy filed as “WE ARE INSTRUMENTAL INC” 2023 1$9,510 2023$9,510
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J M MCDONALD FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WE ARE INSTRUMENTAL INC” 2023 1$5,000 2023$5,000
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PRICE CHOPPERS GOLUB FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WE ARE INSTRUMENTAL INC” 2024-2025 2$2,000 2025$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WE ARE INSTRUMENTAL INC” 2023 1$16 2023$16
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THE@FREDERICK B AND RAMONA E MIRABITO FOUNDATION Private foundation$491,4507 22020–2025 THE IMPACT PROJECT; CHENANGO COUNTY BLUES SOCIETY
FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$475,0001 12023–2023 WOMEN IN MUSIC INC
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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 · $190,800 spent · pay $90,736 · grants $47,961 · events $500
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $54,461$46,291$8,170- 28.5%
Grants to US individuals $47,961$47,961-- 25.1%
Other (as described)INSTRUMENT PURCHASES $27,490$27,490-- 14.4%
Other salaries and wages $27,000$22,950$4,050- 14.2%
Payroll taxes $9,275$7,884$1,391- 4.9%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE SUPPORT $6,921$5,883$1,038- 3.6%
Other (as described)INSTRUMENT REPAIRS $3,368$3,368-- 1.8%
Other (as described)MEALS $2,962$2,962-- 1.6%
All other expenses $2,742$2,027$715- 1.4%
Fees: management $2,646-$2,646- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $2,200-$2,200- 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,668$1,418$250- 0.9%
Travel $1,007$1,007-- 0.5%
Office expenses $599$509$90- 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $500$500-- 0.3%
Total$190,800100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $214,718 spent · pay $55,080 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $140,201 65.3%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $55,080 25.7%
Fees to independent contractors $15,504 7.2%
Printing, publications, postage $3,933 1.8%
Total$214,718100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $63,427 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,360 74.7%
Fees to independent contractors $14,231 22.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,836 2.9%
Total$63,427100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $8,568 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,830 79.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,370 16.0%
Printing, publications, postage $368 4.3%
Total$8,568100%

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