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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SUZUKI-ORFF SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,149,303
Total expenses
$940,124
Contributions and grants received
$548,984
Grants paid
$13,547
Program service revenue
$604,814
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$4,495
Total assets, end of year
$651,600
Total liabilities, end of year
$209,603
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$441,997
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$784,710
Management and general expenses
$83,510
Fundraising expenses
$71,904
Program service expenses (Part III)
$784,710

Program services were 83.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $133,556

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $60,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $355,428

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $11,127

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $392,052 · related or exempt $392,052

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TUITION & REGISTRATION

    total $212,762 · related or exempt $212,762

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $33,860

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $133,556

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $38,355

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$4,495 · excluded -$4,495

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $13,547 · program services $13,547

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $127,606 · program services $44,662 · management and general $38,282 · fundraising $44,662

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $554,253 · program services $511,433 · management and general $24,439 · fundraising $18,381

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $23,407 · program services $22,223 · management and general $753 · fundraising $431

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $52,998 · program services $43,458 · management and general $4,770 · fundraising $4,770

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,535 · program services $17,029 · management and general $12,614 · fundraising $1,892

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,559 · program services $4,559

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,516 · program services $12,841 · management and general $405 · fundraising $270

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,419 · program services $11,419

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $32,287 · program services $30,672 · management and general $969 · fundraising $646

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,067 · program services $14,067

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,203 · program services $7,793 · management and general $246 · fundraising $164

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $25,191 · program services $23,931 · management and general $756 · fundraising $504

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,214 · program services $8,754 · management and general $276 · fundraising $184

  • 24a · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES/OTHER

    total $5,726 · program services $5,726

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT

    total $4,300 · program services $4,300

  • 24c · Other expenses: INSTRUMENTS AND REPAIRS

    total $3,934 · program services $3,934

  • 24d · Other expenses: INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

    total $3,112 · program services $3,112

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,250 · program services $1,250

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $194,703 · end of year $282,614

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $45,000 · end of year $159,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $71,550 · end of year $68,626

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,506 · end of year $3,750

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $711,338

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $573,728

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $161,060 · end of year $137,610

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,027 · end of year $11,798

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $61,874 · end of year $46,582

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $166,100 · end of year $151,223

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $71,568 · end of year $188,080

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $161,250 · end of year $253,917

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

CHIME PROVIDES ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPY AND ENGAGEMENT-BASED MUSIC PROGRAMS THAT DEVELOP CRITICAL SKILLS AND FOSTER SELF AND SOCIAL GROWTH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MUSIC INSTRUCTION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.

  • CHIME DELIVERS ITS MISSION THROUGH MUSIC CLASSES, PRIVATE LESSONS, AND MUSIC THERAPY AT OUR WEST TOWN LOCATION AS WELL AS CLASSROOM MUSIC INSTRUCTION DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL AT CHICAGO AREA PARTNER SCHOOLS. EACH OF THE OFFERINGS FALLS UNDER ONE OF TWO MODELS: THE PERFORMANCE MODEL FOR NEUROTYPICAL CHILDREN AND THE THERAPEUTIC MODEL FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. BOTH MODELS FOCUS ON MUSICAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH HANDS-ON INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC-MAKING ACTIVITIES AND AN ANTI-BIAS REPERTOIRE AND IMPACT AROUND 3,300 STUDENTS WEEKLY. WE PRIORITIZE ACCESS TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MUSIC WITHOUT OUR SERVICES. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MUSIC PROGRAMS THAT PRIORITIZE BOTH THE JOY OF ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SKILLS. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO TAP INTO THEIR CREATIVITY, EXPRESS THEMSELVES MUSICALLY, BE PART OF AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY, AND REACH THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL. WE AIM AT GIVING STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL MUSIC-MAKING EXPERIENCES THAT BRING THEM JOY, BUILD CHARACTER, AND DEVELOP SKILLS HELPFUL IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR LIVES. OUR VALUES OF ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSE-ABILITY, AND TEAMWORK ARE VISIBLE NOT ONLY IN HOW OUR STAFF WORKS, BUT ALSO IN THE CURRICULUM OF OUR PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $784,710 · Grants $13,547 · Revenue $604,814

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paula Elliott

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Michael Garrity

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Bennett Dixon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Diana Alberts

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Vicky Fligel

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Rodriguez Gray

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kahinde Longmire

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sara Hall Master

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Michael Ostermeier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Norm Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Gray Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Swicegood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Susan Syriac

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/8/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Gosia Bagley

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $127,606
    From this org
    $121,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,446
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
15 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612589349301901

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