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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MUSICS PROMISE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,341,886
Total expenses
$1,144,210
Contributions and grants received
$809,563
Grants paid
$914,891
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$532,323
Total assets, end of year
$303,812
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$303,812
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$914,891
Management and general expenses
$229,319
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$914,891

Program services were 80.0% 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

    $809,563

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $58,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $629,905

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $97,582

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $532,323 · excluded $532,323

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $768,791 · program services $768,791

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $146,100 · program services $146,100

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $150,000 · management and general $150,000

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,124 · management and general $14,124

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,275 · management and general $4,275

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,675 · management and general $4,675

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,668 · management and general $2,668

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,796 · management and general $26,796

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,469 · management and general $4,469

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,425 · management and general $7,425

  • 24a · Other expenses: WEBSITE

    total $13,038 · management and general $13,038

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $975 · management and general $975

  • 24c · Other expenses: FILING FEES

    total $590 · management and general $590

  • 24d · Other expenses: ENTERTAINMENT

    total $284 · management and general $284

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $63,606 · end of year $296,282

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $35,000 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $7,530 · end of year $7,530

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $106,136 · end of year $303,812

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MUSIC'S PROMISES IS A MUSIC INDUSTRY'S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM, ADDRESSING IMPORTANT SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. THEY PROVIDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ARTISTS AND MUSIC COMPANIES TO SUPPORT CAUSES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MUSIC'S PROMISE IS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY'S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER ARTISTS, MUSIC COMPANIES, VENUES AND EXECUTIVES TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAVORITE CAUSES.

  • DONATIONS TO SUPPORT ARTISTS AND MUSIC COMPANIES CAUSES WITH SOCIAL ISSUES

    Expenses $914,891 · Grants $914,891

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Greg Plage

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $150,000
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Meredith Croy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jp Evangelista

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jeremy Holgersen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mike Mori

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Rich Schaefer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Dan Shulman

    SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Butch Gage

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Sandra Richards

    VICE CHAIRWOMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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

  • ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

    $300,000

    GRANT IS BEING GIVEN TO THE SCHOOL TO HELP WITH IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY STUDIES AND FUND PROGRAMING

  • HOLLER HARM REDUCTION

    $108,000

    GRANT IS BEING GIVEN FOR CHARITABLE CAUSE TO THE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINED NON PROFIT AGENDA

  • PODER EMMA

    $78,000

    GRANT IS BEING GIVEN FOR CHARITABLE CAUSE TO THE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINED NON PROFIT AGENDA

  • MUTUAL AID DISASTER RELIEF

    $50,000

    GRANT IS BEING GIVEN FOR CHARITABLE CAUSE TO THE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINED NON PROFIT AGENDA

  • THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

    $50,000

    GRANT IS BEING GIVEN FOR CHARITABLE CAUSE TO THE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINED NON PROFIT AGENDA

  • CITY OF HOPE

    $35,000

    GRANT IS BEING GIVEN FOR CHARITABLE CAUSE TO THE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINED NON PROFIT AGENDA

  • RED RIVER MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION

    $20,000

    GRANT IS BEING GIVEN FOR CHARITABLE CAUSE TO THE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINED NON PROFIT AGENDA

  • DWYER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

    $15,568

    GRANT IS BEING GIVEN FOR CHARITABLE CAUSE TO THE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINED NON PROFIT AGENDA

  • AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION

    $15,000

    GRANT IS BEING GIVEN FOR CHARITABLE CAUSE TO THE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINED NON PROFIT AGENDA

  • HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR AUSTIN MUSICIANS

    $15,000

    GRANT IS BEING GIVEN FOR CHARITABLE CAUSE TO THE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINED NON PROFIT AGENDA

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503219349304750

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