Texas · Nonprofit
STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC
STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $4,000 to it, the largest being BYRNE FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST ($4,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $850k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $4k
- Net assets
- $1.6M
What Studio School of Music does
Mission
At The Studio School of Music, our mission is to inspire and empower individuals through the transformative power of music education. We believe that everyone deserves access to high-quality musical instruction, regardless of their background or financial circumstances. Our aim is to cultivate a vibrant and inclusive community where students of all ages can discover, develop, and express their musical talents, fostering a lifelong love and appreciation for music.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Music Education Services: The Studio School of Music provides comprehensive music education to students of all ages through individual lessons, group classes, and ensemble programs. Our professional instructors offer instruction in various instruments including piano, guitar, voice, drums, and other musical instruments. The program serves over 75 students annually, providing high-quality musical instruction regardless of students' background or financial circumstances. Students develop musical skills, performance abilities, and lifelong appreciation for music. Many of our students have become self-sufficient musicians and music professionals. The program generates revenue through tuition and lesson fees, which directly support the organization's educational mission.
$437,400 spent$24,000 earned by the program98% of program spendingManagement and Administrative Support for Music Programs: The organization's management and administrative staff provide essential support services that directly enhance the delivery of music education programs. This includes program coordination, student enrollment management, scheduling of lessons and classes, maintenance of educational facilities and equipment, and oversight of educational quality standards. Staff members work to ensure optimal learning environments, coordinate student performances and recitals, and provide administrative support that enables instructors to focus on delivering high-quality music education. This administrative program component is essential to achieving the organization's educational mission and maintaining program excellence.
$8,000 spent2% of program spendingFundraising and Community Engagement Programs: The organization conducts fundraising events and community engagement activities that directly support and enhance its music education mission. These programs include the annual Feed the Need Gala and AYP (Annual Youth Program) events, which provide performance opportunities for students while raising funds to support educational programs. These events serve dual educational purposes by giving students real-world performance experience and community engagement opportunities while generating support for music education programs. Approximately 15% of staff time is dedicated to organizing these events, which create valuable learning experiences for students and strengthen community connections to music education.
$2,000 spent0% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $447,400.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 2023 to 2024, from $1.2M to $1.6M (+34%).
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: 2019 5% · 2020 7% · 2021 5% · 2022 13% · 2023 14% · 2024 14%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 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
Jason Erby
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of STUDIO SCHOOL OF 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.
Where its funders are
100% of STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC's grant income comes from Texas funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like STUDIO SCHOOL OF 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 Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC?
- STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $4,000 to it, the largest being BYRNE FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST ($4,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $4,000 in grants to STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
- Who is the largest funder of STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC?
- BYRNE FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $4,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like STUDIO SCHOOL OF MUSIC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. 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 2019–2024), and the filings of 1 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