New Jersey · Nonprofit
LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC
LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,367,594 to it, the largest being THE WEILL FAMILY FOUNDATION ($900,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 55% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $3.4M
- Net assets
- $3.9M
What Lang Lang International Music Foundation Inc does
Mission
To support, promote, develop and teach music techniques that further child development, music appreciation, cultural awareness and community and global unity; and fundraising for humanitarian aid.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Keys of inspiration (koi):keys of inspiration is an innovative music education program that encourages piano performance at all levels as a means of social and emotional development for youth by providing students with a safe creative outlet in public schools. The program has established a replicable pathway into the world of music, and serves as a model for music education best practices for public schools across the country. The foundation partners with school districts across the country to implement the program in title-1 elementary schools. Designed to redefine what music education looks like in american public schools and inspire change from within, koi weaves rigorous, keyboard-centric, musical instruction into selected title 1 public schools' mandatory curriculumintegrating group piano classes for grades 2-5, twice a week. In the koi piano lab, students build self-confidence, develop a drive for excellence, and cultivate a sense of group and individual achievement. The keys of inspiration curriculum is designed to integrate piano into a school's existing general music curriculum, enhancing their music program and providing students with a more hands-on music education. The…
$583,316 spentof which $149,590 as grants64% of program spendingYoung scholars:the young scholars program was launched by the foundation in 2008 to identify and support talented young pianists in their professional development. Now a global program, this unique initiative currently supports a 3-year experience from 2024-2026 for 17 scholars living in the united states, canada, europe, and china, during their time as young scholars, the foundation hosts opportunities for intensive music study at our global piano academies at world-renowned institutions. In 2024, we hosted our first of these intensives at the cleveland institute of music in cleveland, ohio. Additionally, young scholars perform at music festivals around the world, including the aspen music festival and the andermatt music festival among others, and they have regular opportunities to study in master classes with top music educators. The young scholars program also serves as a platform for scholars to explore their musical reach through our music heals initiative which provides opportunities for meaningful performances for audiences who would otherwise not have access to live music. Young scholars concerts are held in children's hospitals, nursing homes, public libraries, and at…
$191,537 spent21% of program spendingUnique music events:the programming provided through llimf's unique music events provides both educational opportunities and performance opportunities to young pianists across the country. Through this, we've been able to bring talented young pianists to our keys of inspiration school partners and build partnerships with like-minded organizations focused on improving the lives of children.previous events include: collaboration concert for boston public schools students, featuring boston mayor michelle wu performing with lang lang, and an end of year international birthday celebration and recital for lang lang at the risley primary school in london, including special "in-person" guests from ps 214k, new york city public schools.
$101,397 spent11% of program spending101 pianists:the 101 pianists performances aim to inspire the next generation of music lovers and performers by engaging 100 young pianists in a unique social musical event with lang lang. In 2009, lang lang brought 100 pianists together for a unique performance that produced something greater than any single performer could create alone. To date this program has inspired over 100,000 audience members and piano students internationally.
$34,110 spent4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $910,360.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2022 to 2023, from $4.8M to $4.0M (−16%).
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: 2021 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
89% of LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Leszek Barwinski
CEO/secretary/treasurer
Board chair
Christopher Burch
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 7 funders, grant income fell $488k → $449k.
5 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 55% 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 LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 18 of 19 funders by total. 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
LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
55% 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 LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 49% · 2018 34% · 2019 53% · 2020 49% · 2021 51% · 2022 34% · 2023 45% — 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.
How long its funders stay
20% of LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 42% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
55% of LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC'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 $1.5M that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside New Jersey, across 6 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC is better cushioned than half of the 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC
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In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
61%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 7 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC?
- LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,367,594 to it, the largest being THE WEILL FAMILY FOUNDATION ($900,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 55% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $3,367,594 in grants to LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC?
- THE WEILL FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $900,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 19 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