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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,290,553
Total expenses
$12,997,164
Contributions and grants received
$7,123,101
Grants paid
$92,500
Program service revenue
$978,093
Investment income
$1,174,194
Other revenue
$15,165
Total assets, end of year
$111,989,638
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,535,156
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$101,454,482
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,091,488
Management and general expenses
$1,777,944
Fundraising expenses
$2,127,732
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,091,488

Program services were 69.9% 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

    $789,261

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $424,258

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,909,582

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $570,826

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONCERTS & RECITALS

    total $589,761 · related or exempt $589,761

  • 2b · Program service revenue: VENUE & STUDIO RENTALS

    total $300,807 · related or exempt $300,807

  • 2c · Program service revenue: APPLICATION FEES

    total $87,525 · related or exempt $87,525

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,174,678 · excluded $1,174,678

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $18,566

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $18,566

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $18,566 · excluded $18,566

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,244,727 · other assets $302,524

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $3,243,986 · other assets $303,749

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $741 · other assets -$1,225

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$484 · excluded -$484

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $62,140

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

    $789,261

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $103,673

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$41,533 · excluded -$41,533

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $575

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $16

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $559 · excluded $559

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $37,573 · excluded $37,573

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $37,573

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $15,000 · program services $15,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $72,500 · program services $72,500

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,115,091 · program services $1,286,381 · management and general $248,580 · fundraising $580,130

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,854,950 · program services $1,135,543 · management and general $211,658 · fundraising $507,749

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $50,877 · program services $27,875 · management and general $6,707 · fundraising $16,295

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $312,035 · program services $173,064 · management and general $59,932 · fundraising $79,039

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $281,306 · program services $177,994 · management and general $28,059 · fundraising $75,253

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $35,755 · management and general $35,755

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $184,837 · management and general $184,837

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $17,281 · fundraising $17,281

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $225,419 · management and general $225,419

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $122,401 · program services $37,130 · fundraising $85,271

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $370,162 · program services $286,221 · fundraising $83,941

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $107,710 · program services $50,171 · management and general $23,060 · fundraising $34,479

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $259,008 · program services $122,664 · management and general $64,238 · fundraising $72,106

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,021,878 · program services $712,316 · management and general $252,811 · fundraising $56,751

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,369,312 · program services $1,346,581 · management and general $1,117 · fundraising $21,614

  • 20 · Interest

    total $365,407 · program services $125,045 · management and general $148,207 · fundraising $92,155

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,174,491 · program services $1,021,860 · management and general $125,995 · fundraising $26,636

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $107,238 · program services $36,840 · management and general $43,543 · fundraising $26,855

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTISTIC & EDUCATIONAL

    total $2,332,545 · program services $2,320,771 · management and general $0 · fundraising $11,774

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT

    total $81,298 · program services $6,725 · management and general $2,570 · fundraising $72,003

  • 24c · Other expenses: CULTIVATION

    total $18,137 · program services $259 · management and general $1,653 · fundraising $16,225

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $7,477 · program services $6,505 · management and general $873 · fundraising $99

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $490,049 · program services $125,043 · management and general $112,930 · fundraising $252,076

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $700,062 · end of year $1,168,290

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,308,562 · end of year $887,251

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,208,610 · end of year $8,036,490

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30,515 · end of year $498,630

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $89,188 · end of year $89,813

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

    $50,313,272

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

    $14,473,348

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $36,351,121 · end of year $35,839,924

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $41,523,522 · end of year $46,113,656

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $14,324,447 · end of year $14,851,396

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,245,691 · end of year $4,504,188

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,165,790 · end of year $1,012,019

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $25,945 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $10,096,302 · end of year $9,523,137

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $80,923,845 · end of year $85,052,553

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,569,836 · end of year $16,401,929

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST MAKES A UNIQUE AND ENDURING CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC BY ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF GREAT CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIANS AND CULTIVATING DISCERNING, APPRECIATIVE, AND ADVENTUROUS AUDIENCES.

  • THE MUSIC ACADEMY PRESENTS AN ANNUAL FULL-SCHOLARSHIP SUMMER SCHOOL AND FESTIVAL FOR 135 CLASSICALLY TRAINED FELLOWS AGES 18 TO 34. IN 2023, FOR EIGHT INTENSIVE WEEKS, OUR FELLOWS STUDIED WITH OVER 50 EXCEPTIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, PERFORMED IN MORE THAN 100 CONCERTS AND MASTERCLASSES, AND FORGED CLOSE CONNECTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR UNIQUE COMPEER PROGRAM. MUSIC ACADEMY ALSO SEEKS TO ENGAGE DIVERSE AUDIENCES BY OFFERING $10 COMMUNITY ACCESS TICKETS, WELCOMING EVERYONE FROM ACROSS ALL GENERATIONS, CULTURES, AND BACKGROUNDS TO EXPERIENCE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC.

    Expenses $7,066,211 · Grants $25,000 · Revenue $677,286

  • YEAR-ROUND, THE MUSIC ACADEMY CONTINUES ITS COMMITMENT TO MUSIC EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE, AND CAREER-ADVANCING MENTORSHIP FOR ALUMNI. THE SING! PROGRAM IS A FREE, AFTER-SCHOOL CHORAL PROGRAM FOR LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WHICH AIMS TO INSPIRE PERSONAL GROWTH AND EXPRESSION THROUGH MUSIC. SING! HAD OVER 220 PARTICIPANTS, HELD PROGRAMS IN 6 LOCAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SCHOOLS, AND OFFERED UP TO 15 PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES TO CHORISTERS. MUSIC ACADEMY SUPPORTED ALUMNI CREATIVE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS GEARED TOWARDS ENTREPRENEURIAL AND "OFF-STAGE" TRAINING THROUGH THE ALUMNI ENTERPRISE AWARDS, FAST PITCH COMPETITION, MENTORSHIP, AND SUMMER RESIDENCIES. AS PART OF THE KESTON MUSIC ACADEMY EXCHANGE (MAX) PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (LSO), 12 INSTRUMENTALISTS WERE SELECTED FOR A 10-DAY LONDON RESIDENCY PERFORMING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH LSO MUSICIANS. THE MUSIC ACADEMY ALSO ENGAGED THE SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS FALL MARIPOSA CONCERT SERIES, MET LIVE BROADCASTS, AND BY OFFERING ITS CAMPUS SPACES TO LOCAL MUSIC TEACHERS AND PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $2,025,277 · Grants $67,500 · Revenue $300,807

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Maurice Singer

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Jerrold Eberhardt

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Pamela Strobel

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Ellen Barger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Judy Astbury

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Margaret Cafarelli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dean Carter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mally Chakola

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Clive Chang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Daniel S Dokos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dianne Duva

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bridget Foreman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Rachel Fine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ashley Hollister

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Heejung Kim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kandy Luria Budgor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Joshua Ramirez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gamble Parks Douville

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Danner Schefler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephanie Shuman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Patrick Spence

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tim Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Edward Cronin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Scott Reed

    PRESIDENT & CEO (END 8/15/23)

    Total calculated
    $955,143
    From this org
    $902,635
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,508
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $302,635
    Bonus
    $600,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,463
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,045
    Filer's total
    $955,143
  • Shauna Quill

    PRESIDENT & CEO(AS OF 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $97,807
    From this org
    $89,049
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,758
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mimi Do

    CFO & VP OF ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $240,127
    From this org
    $220,298
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,829
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,298
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,015
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,814
    Filer's total
    $240,127
  • Jonathan Bishop

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (END 8/31/23)

    Total calculated
    $230,589
    From this org
    $220,861
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,728
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,965
    Bonus
    $33,896
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,348
    Nontaxable benefits
    $380
    Filer's total
    $230,589
  • Jamie Broumas

    CHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER (END 12/29/23)

    Total calculated
    $231,950
    From this org
    $205,825
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,125
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,825
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,054
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,071
    Filer's total
    $231,950
  • Joanne Barnard

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $206,454
    From this org
    $176,862
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,592
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,362
    Bonus
    $14,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,426
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,166
    Filer's total
    $206,454
  • Tiffany Devries

    DEAN

    Total calculated
    $188,021
    From this org
    $160,398
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,623
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,398
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,655
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,968
    Filer's total
    $188,021
  • Casey Molino Dunn

    VP OF INNOVATION & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT (END 11/10/

    Total calculated
    $175,881
    From this org
    $159,879
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,002
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,052
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $17,827
    Deferred
    $7,163
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,839
    Filer's total
    $175,881
  • Jill Rode

    DIR OF LEGACY GIVING

    Total calculated
    $168,010
    From this org
    $159,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,180
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,330
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,754
    Nontaxable benefits
    $426
    Filer's total
    $168,010
  • Mark Cregar

    INTERIM CHIEF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER (

    Total calculated
    $138,000
    From this org
    $138,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Marcia Swires

    SR DIR FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $147,208
    From this org
    $126,201
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,007
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jonathan Lee Chan

    MANAGER OF PRODUCTION & TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $127,384
    From this org
    $114,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,159
    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
SCOTT REED, PRESIDENT AND CEO, RECEIVED HOUSING AS A REQUIRED CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT AND IS INCLUDED AS PART OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.
PART I, LINE 4A
CASEY MOLINO DUNN RECEIVED A $17,827 SEVERANCE PAYMENT.
PART I, LINE 5
INCENTIVES WERE ACCRUED RELATED TO ACHIEVING REVENUE GOALS
PART I, LINE 7
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD APPROVED AN ANNUAL BONUS FOR THE CEO OF $100,000 PLUS A 5-YEAR RETENTION BONUS OF $500,000 PER HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. BONUS AMOUNTS PAID TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS WERE ACCRUED IN 2022 RELATED TO ACHIEVING REVENUE GOALS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443179349308464

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