Nonprofit screen
Screen a listManhattan School of Music
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$90Mrevenue
FY2025 · +24% in 3 yrs1,506staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin8.1%
Months of reserve1.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.9%
Middle half of peersMedianManhattan School of Music
Where the money goes FY2025 · $83M spent
Programs$73M89%Management and general$8.0M10%Fundraising$1.3M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Federal awards stopped after FY2021
$1.9M in FY2021, none traced since.
USAspendingIn its favor1
Strong governance
19 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI124funders
$1.7Ma year, last 3 years
31%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Elma Music Foundation (Us)On and off$10k$457k$723k$449kGart Family Foundation LtdOn and off$500k$250kBaisley Powell Elebash Fund Xxxxx5009Stopped after FY2021$300k$250k–The Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation IncOn and off$66k$67k$87k$69k$70k$60kThe Harold & Helene Schonberg Pianist Scholarship TrustEvery year since FY2017$51k$53k$52k$50k$53k$50k$46kJoan and Alan Ades-Taub Family Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$18k$14k$78k$5k$15k$26k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.6M$1.1M$270k$1.5M$54k$196k$233k87 other fundersUp to $100k a year each$113k$154k$263k$319k$598k$524k$662k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped