Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$502,523

Total expenses

$284,118

Contributions and grants received

$464,015

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$38,500

Investment income

$8

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$317,135

Total liabilities, end of year

$949

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$316,186

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$213,370

Management and general expenses

$70,748

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$213,370

Program services were 75.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• Dunbar Studio: The Dunbar Multimedia & Technology Center is a joint partnership between Music Education Group, and the City of Atlanta's Department of Parks and Recreation. It is a full service, HD Multimedia and Technology Center which serves as a training facility focused on careers in audio technology and production. (45) Dunbar Screen Print Program: "MEG Prints" is based on the same ideals of our audio technology program, with a goal of providing young people with hand-on training in the areas of graphic design and multiple forms of screen printing to include, Spot Color Screen Printing the most common screen-printing techniques. Our services were provided in an after school environment. (20 students)

  Expenses $139,336 · Revenue $168,400

• More to Music Initiative: A unique music after school program exposing teens to the business of music and related careers. The program takes music education to the next level by giving student participants an innovative and unique opportunity to gain first hand experience inside the music, film and digital media industries. Our services were provided in an after school environment at the following locations. Adams Park (30), William Walker Park (5), Grove Park (10), Central Park (30) and ML King Recreation Centers (10)

  Expenses $28,723 · Revenue $37,000

• Community Initiative Outreach Program - Support for community during the holidays.

  Expenses $11,554 · Revenue $14,940

• City of Fairburn: More to Music Initiative: A unique music after school program exposing teens to the business of music and related careers. The program takes music education to the next level by giving student participants an innovative and unique opportunity to gain first hand experience inside the music, film and digital media industries. Our services were provided in an after school environment. (15 students)

  Expenses $7,280 · Revenue $6,590

• Student Engineering: Hardware and software specific, workforce development training and hands-on instruction in careers in audio engineering and sound recording. All were hired by MEG in 2023 to provide summer program support. (7 students)

  Expenses $10,063 · Revenue $25,000

• Save the Music Foundation: MEG has partnered with the Save the Music Foundation, one of the leading music foundations in the United States. Celebrating 25 years of service, Save the Music Foundation's mission is to help students, schools and communities reach their full potential through the power of making music. Our partnership currently operates "J. Dilla" branded studios in five high schools and three middle schools in metro Atlanta. Together these programs allow us access to more than 54,000 students and 3,800 faculty and staff. (300 students)

  Expenses $9,498 · Revenue $14,800

• Promise Center: "More to Music Initiative". Students will received 40 hours of instruction/studio time. All students participated in the first five "Mandatory Sessions". These sessions helped our team identify the student's specific interest and talents while they learn valuable insights into the business side of the music industry. The last five "Elective Sessions" were dedicated to strengthening student's interest in 5 elective categories: Artists Development and Performance, Music Production 101, The Elements of Songwriting, Music Business Academy and The World of On-Air Media. (24 students)

  Expenses $6,916

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

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

2023

Filed

6 May 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

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