Washington · Nonprofit
GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC
GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC (Washington) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $286,906 to it, the largest being The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound ($140,672). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $179k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $287k
- Net assets
- $140k
What Great Bend Center for Music does
Mission
The Great Bend Center for Music uses music as a tool for community development, advancing educational equity, social connection, and economic vitality in rural Mason County, Washington.Additional activities include community performances, workshops, and outreach initiatives that expand access to music education and cultural experiences across Mason County. These programs reinforce Great Bends mission to use music as a catalyst for connection, opportunity, and community identity.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Sound Scholars Early Learning ProgramGreat Bends Sound Scholars program provides free, high-quality early childhood music education to preschool and early elementary students, with a focus on underserved and multilingual populations. Instruction integrates music literacy, language development, and social-emotional learning aligned with kindergarten readiness standards.During the year, the program served young learners through in-school and community-based instruction, including bilingual delivery in English and Spanish. Students developed foundational skills in rhythm, pitch, listening, and collaboration, while also strengthening early literacy and prosocial behaviors. This program directly addresses local early learning gaps and supports long-term academic and workforce readiness.
$109,184 spent84% of program spendingParticipatory Music & Community EnsemblesGreat Bend engages community members of all ages through participatory music-making, including the Great Bend Chorale and related ensemble activities. These programs provide accessible entry points for individualsmany without prior musical experienceto build skills, confidence, and social connection through shared artistic experiences.During the year, participants engaged in rehearsals, performances, and community-based events that fostered belonging, civic pride, and intergenerational connection. These activities contribute to improved mental health, reduced social isolation, and stronger community cohesion, particularly in a rural context with limited access to the arts.
$6,066 spentof which $5,400 as grants5% of program spendingCareer & Technical Education (CTE) in Music & Audio ProductionIn partnership with local schools, Great Bend delivers Career & Technical Education programming in sound recording, audio production, and music technology for middle and high school students. These programs provide hands-on learning experiences that connect creativity with real-world technical and career skills.Students developed competencies in digital audio workstations, sound design, and media production, while also building critical thinking, collaboration, and project management skills. This work supports career pathways in the creative economy and expands access to workforce-relevant skills in a rural region.
$14,153 spent11% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $129,403.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $261k to $140k (−46%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 17% · 2023 25% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
25% of GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (84% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $9k → $41k.
3 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 53% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 96%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 56% · 2021 48% · 2022 100% · 2023 62% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
53% of GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $136k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $151k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC's revenue fell 69% between 2022 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,934 public benefit nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Government funding GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $10k on record.
- National Endowment for the Arts$10k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC?
- GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC (Washington) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $286,906 to it, the largest being The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound ($140,672). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 53% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $286,906 in grants to GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC?
- The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound is the largest funder on record, with $140,672 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GREAT BEND CENTER FOR MUSIC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing