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Screen a listSettlement Music School of Philadelphia
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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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$18Mrevenue
FY2025 · +64% in 3 yrs298staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin22.4%
Months of reserve3.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.8%
Middle half of peersMedianSettlement Music School of Philadelphia
Where the money goes FY2025 · $14M spent
Programs$13M89%Management and general$884k6%Fundraising$726k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Its largest funder stopped after FY2020
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation gave about $1.3M a year for three years, 11% of revenue in FY2020.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsIn its favor2
Strong governance
28 of 28 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 4 of its 5 returns, 9% of revenue in FY2022. $275k is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending111funders
$1.4Ma year, last 3 years
28%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$1.3M$1.3M$1.3MThe William Penn FoundationSince FY2020$25k$290k$435k$436kCentral Pennsylvania Scholarship FundOn and off$328k$278k$154kThe University of the ArtsOn and off$250k$250k$15kThe Presser FoundationEvery year since FY2017$78k$40k$40k$88k$121k$45k$40kBusiness Leadership Organized for Catholic SchoolsSince FY2018$168k$167k$11k$10k$45k$28kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$31k$44k$91k$85k$71k$164k$312k80 other fundersUp to $110k a year each$67k$265k$494k$707k$661k$522k$486k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund