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← PEOPLES MUSIC SCHOOL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PEOPLES MUSIC SCHOOL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,168,913
Total expenses
$3,205,618
Contributions and grants received
$3,958,913
Grants paid
$25,839
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$51,560
Other revenue
$158,440
Total assets, end of year
$5,108,795
Total liabilities, end of year
$950,384
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,158,411
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,400,577
Management and general expenses
$262,258
Fundraising expenses
$542,783
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,400,577

Program services were 74.9% 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

    $350,039

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $642,531

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,966,343

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $82,870

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $52,262 · excluded $52,262

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

    securities $702

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$702

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$702 · excluded -$702

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $336,931

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

    $350,039

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $179,572

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $157,359 · excluded $157,359

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $1,081 · excluded $1,081

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,081

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $25,839 · program services $25,839

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $302,094 · program services $226,556 · management and general $25,165 · fundraising $50,373

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,913,646 · program services $1,435,503 · management and general $159,205 · fundraising $318,938

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $22,133 · program services $16,598 · management and general $1,844 · fundraising $3,691

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $127,853 · program services $95,884 · management and general $10,650 · fundraising $21,319

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $172,513 · program services $129,018 · management and general $14,578 · fundraising $28,917

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,580 · management and general $17,580 · fundraising $1,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $86,744 · program services $73,431 · management and general $10,763 · fundraising $2,550

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,163 · fundraising $5,163

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,948 · program services $18,768 · management and general $3,217 · fundraising $4,963

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $68,888 · program services $31,140 · management and general $4,217 · fundraising $33,531

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $101,338 · program services $92,131 · management and general $2,540 · fundraising $6,667

  • 17 · Travel

    total $81,093 · program services $77,960 · management and general $51 · fundraising $3,082

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $60,629 · program services $52,419 · management and general $2,580 · fundraising $5,630

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,252 · program services $27,890 · management and general $3,134 · fundraising $8,228

  • 24a · Other expenses: In-kind Donations

    total $82,870 · program services $44,277 · fundraising $38,593

  • 24b · Other expenses: Instrument Costs

    total $27,574 · program services $27,574

  • 24c · Other expenses: Payroll Processing Fees

    total $15,190 · program services $10,785 · management and general $1,215 · fundraising $3,190

  • 24d · Other expenses: Furniture and Equipment

    total $12,250 · program services $9,014 · management and general $893 · fundraising $2,343

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,021 · program services $5,790 · management and general $4,626 · fundraising $4,605

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $146,637 · end of year $144,778

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,331,330 · end of year $2,235,730

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $285,062 · end of year $1,453,380

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $75

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $67,555 · end of year $74,660

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

    $2,114,080

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

    $1,723,353

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $451,355 · end of year $390,727

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $84,482 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $26,569 · end of year $809,520

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $87,904 · end of year $138,750

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $110,045 · end of year $811,634

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,551,907 · end of year $2,335,571

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $643,209 · end of year $1,822,840

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The People's Music School (Organization") is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 1975, that increases access to the benefits of music education by providing 100% free, high-quality music instruction to children who otherwise (Continued on Schedule O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

To deliver high-quality, tuition free music education.

  • The People's Music School delivered tuition-free music education to 819 students from across Chicago in FY25. At our four program sites, each student received between 2-4 hours of high-quality musical instruction each week. Our students received instruction in a variety of musical genres and learning settings including private lessons, group lessons, musicianship classes, general music classes, and chamber ensembles.

    Expenses $2,400,577 · Grants $25,839

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Buck

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steven Shaw

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter Sheren

    Treasurer- Left

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julie Lopez

    Secretary- Left

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Uma Chandrasekaran

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Dolan

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ellen Feldman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Hart

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kia Javanmardian

    Director- Left

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Jaw

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nalini Kotamraju

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Lucas

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Macakanja

    Director- Left

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Sutphen

    Director- Left

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cecy VanGetson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cici Zheng

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Juanna Blackwell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christie Crouch

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EJ Hunter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Idaszak

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Power

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony Salazar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rob Whiteman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Miriam Owens

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $188,160
    From this org
    $180,443
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,717
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,443
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,609
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,108
    Filer's total
    $188,160
  • Kasia Johnson

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $124,104
    From this org
    $115,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,104
    Hours/week
    40
  • Natalie Butler

    Chief Program Officer

    Total calculated
    $185,425
    From this org
    $174,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,487
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,938
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,793
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,694
    Filer's total
    $185,425
  • Marc Wilson

    Chief of Strategy and Part

    Total calculated
    $146,395
    From this org
    $135,035
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,360
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jennifer Riskind

    Director of Development

    Total calculated
    $116,226
    From this org
    $106,215
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,011
    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

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3
The CEO and CFO benchmark salaries with comparable organizations to determine, review, and approve staff compensation. The board benchmarks salaries with comparable organizations to determine, review, and approve staff compensation.

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
20 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630559349300643

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