Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Guitar Center Music Foundation
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)
$2.0Mrevenue
FY2025 · +209% in 3 yrs1staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin0.3%
Months of reserve1.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+33.1%
Middle half of peersMedianGuitar Center Music
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.0M spent
Programs$1.6M80%Management and general$44k2%Fundraising$363k18%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 33% a year since FY2018, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort21funders
$37ka year, last 3 years
27%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Frederick FoundationSince FY2021$10k$10k$10kThe Herb Alpert FoundationNew in FY2023$25kSally and Dick Roberts Coyote FoundationNew in FY2023$10kMuna & Basem Hishmeh Foundation IncStopped after FY2020$3k$3k$3k$3k–Arthur Q Johnson FoundationNew in FY2023$5kThe Koehler Mahlstedt Family FoundationOn and off$5kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$41k$38k$10k$40k$6k$15k$11k9 other fundersUp to $5k a year each$500$3k$4k−$500$7k$159$1k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped