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← OPEN TONE MUSIC LLC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OPEN TONE MUSIC LLC.

Totals

Total revenue
$371,437
Total expenses
$391,788
Contributions and grants received
$224,890
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$146,547
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$7,949
Total liabilities, end of year
$54,069
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$46,120
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$356,379
Management and general expenses
$35,409
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$356,379

Program services were 91.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $224,890

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Music Performances

    total $146,547 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $59,836 · program services $53,852 · management and general $5,984 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,186 · program services $4,667 · management and general $519 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,480 · program services $0 · management and general $20,480 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $252,670 · program services $252,670 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,834 · program services $3,834 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,374 · program services $0 · management and general $3,374 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,956 · program services $3,978 · management and general $3,978 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,737 · program services $9,663 · management and general $1,074 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,711 · program services $7,711 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,513 · program services $2,513 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Materials

    total $1,742 · program services $1,742 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Special Events

    total $15,749 · program services $15,749 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,720 · end of year $7,949

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,200 · end of year $5,150

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $29,289 · end of year $48,919

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$25,769 · end of year -$46,120

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Work with boys and girls to develop musical skills

  • Open Tone Musics annual Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival brought together over 3,000 attendees for three days of live music across downtown Akron. Featuring 32 performing ensembles, 8 guest speakers, and over 120 professional and youth artists, the festival continued to celebrate Akrons rich jazz and blues legacy while fostering intergenerational learning and community connection. The event provided paid work for local musicians and free access to high-quality arts experiences for the public.

    Expenses $142,551 · Revenue $73,274

  • The Amistad Carribbean Arts Program continued to connect students with their heritage through the music,dance, and cultural study of the African Diaspora. Amistad began plans for the expansion a two-week summer camp into a year-round educational program serving Cleveland students weekly in collaboration with local schools and professional artists. Students will strengthen artistic skills, cultural awareness, and self-esteem through a curriculu that celebrates the music and traditions of the African Diaspora.

    Expenses $124,733 · Revenue $73,273

  • General Music Education programming that takes place both in the schools and after-school.

    Expenses $89,095

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kimberly Cole

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sunceray Tabler

    Secretary/Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $1,000
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenn Kidd

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Chones

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melinda Staton

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jay Musson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris West

    Former Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0

  • Will Blake

    Director

    Total calculated
    $12,000
    From this org
    $12,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Chris Anderson

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $15,763
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $15,763
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $15,763
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $15,763

  • Matt Garrett

    Program Director

    Total calculated
    $52,979
    From this org
    $45,928
    From related orgs
    $7,051
    Other
    $0
    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

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349322270

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