Nonprofit screen
Screen a listVandercook College 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
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$5.7Mrevenue
FY2025 · −11% in 3 yrs147staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $6.3M spent
Programs$4.7M74%Management and general$1.5M24%Fundraising$129k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$1.0M in FY2023, −$49k in FY2024 and −$655k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.8 months.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
24 of 24 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 14% of revenue in FY2025. $2.7M is traced federal awards from Department of Education.
990 Part VIII · USAspending29funders
$1.0Ma year, last 3 years
32%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Negaunee FoundationSince FY2021$200k$200k$300kPaul Galvin Memorial Foundation TrustOn and off$25k$25k$25k$25k$25kRalla Klepak Performing Arts FoundationNew in FY2023$105kNcrc Community Development Fund IncNew in FY2023$80kJohn & Joan D'Addario Foundation IncOn and off$1k$2k$11k$10k$10kJohn Kuritch Foundation for Study and ResearchSince FY2021$10k$5k$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$13k$64k$312k$712k$1.3M$73k13 other fundersUp to $25k a year each$18k$750$28k$12k$21k$20k$14k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund