How many funders does TRUST DRUM CIRCLES have?

IRS filings report 1 organization giving $10,000 in grants to TRUST DRUM CIRCLES.

Who is the largest funder of TRUST DRUM CIRCLES?

GOOD SHEPHERD FDN OF OHIO is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.

How can an organization like TRUST DRUM CIRCLES find more funders?

Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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TRUST DRUM CIRCLES

TRUST DRUM CIRCLES (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being GOOD SHEPHERD FDN OF OHIO ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025: $49k
Funders on record: 1
Grants received: $10k
Net assets: $6k

0/1 repeat funders

01What it does

What Trust Drum Circles does

Mission

As a mobile, inclusive arts and wellness organization, we offer adaptive drum circles and music-based programs that foster growth, joy, and belonging. From financial literacy and disability-inclusive wellness to instrument access and youth empowerment, our programs use rhythm to inspire people of all ages and abilities. Trust Drum Circles is more than just a programit's a movement dedicated to redefining how music and rhythm can enhance lives and transform communities.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

The 1000 drum project is a powerful initiative with a simple yet impactful mission: to collect and distribute drums to children in foster care, orphanages, and underserved communities, providing them with access to instruments that enrich their lives. This project brings people together, fosters cultural exchange, and facilitates transformative drum circles for at-risk youth in ohio, as well as orphanages in cameroon, kenya, and tanzania.
$8,355 spent
28% of program spending
Financial rhythm is a steam-based program that uses drumming and interactive music to teach basic accounting and financial literacy concepts. Designed to promote financial empowerment through creative, hands-on learning, the program engages youth through rhythm-based activities that make money management concepts fun and accessible. We are piloting the program with a goal to expand access to inclusive financial education.
$5,245 spent
18% of program spending
The rhythm collective is a dynamic program that engages individuals in drumming, rhythm-making, and music in a supportive, creative environment. Open to all skill levels, it fosters teamwork, self-expression, and cultural exploration, with an emphasis on collective creativity over individual performance. The program promotes communication, cooperation, and active listening, helping build confidence, creativity, and emotional expression. Through group bonding and teamwork, it strengthens peer relationships and develops community.
$15,650 spent
53% of program spending
Trust Drum Circles network is a unique cultural platform that connects rural village drummers and drum makers with young adults in orphanages and refugee camps. It facilitates mentorship, helping participants learn valuable craft skills, build networking opportunities, and foster market connections for their art and handmade instruments. This project creates opportunities and vocational skills, while also supporting local economies and promoting sustainable income for participants.
$430 spent
1% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $29,680.

02The organization over time

Leadership and staff

Chief executive

Maseh Nchang

Executive director

Board chair

Jessica Bennet

Board chair president

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

'25*

total

Good Shepherd Fdn of Ohionew

$10k

funders

From the IRS filings of TRUST DRUM CIRCLES’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

TRUST DRUM CIRCLES draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Ohio, across 1 state in all.

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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

TRUST DRUM CIRCLES runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.

Operating margin9% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025

Organizations like TRUST DRUM CIRCLES

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 Ohio

Ohio Foundation for Music Education78%Roots of American Music78%The Ridge Project Inc78%Interreligious Task Force on Centra78%Greater Toledo International Youth Orchestra Inc77%Arts Impact Inc77%The Muse Machine Inc77%Mason Deerfield Rotary Foundation77%

Nationally

Instruments of Change Inc81%Rhythmic Mind81%Network for Diversity in Concert Percussion Inc81%5rhythms Reach Out Inc80%Urban Community Arts Network Ltd80%Odaiko New England Inc80%Drum Love Inc80%Circus Harmony80%

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

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Questions and answers

Who funds TRUST DRUM CIRCLES?: TRUST DRUM CIRCLES (Ohio) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being GOOD SHEPHERD FDN OF OHIO ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does TRUST DRUM CIRCLES have?: IRS filings report 1 organization giving $10,000 in grants to TRUST DRUM CIRCLES.
Who is the largest funder of TRUST DRUM CIRCLES?: GOOD SHEPHERD FDN OF OHIO is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like TRUST DRUM CIRCLES find more funders?: Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), 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