Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$2,077,283

Total expenses

$1,485,264

Contributions and grants received

$2,124,268

Grants paid

$280,700

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$118,836

Other revenue

-$165,821

Total assets, end of year

$4,781,159

Total liabilities, end of year

$118,341

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,662,818

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,045,603

Management and general expenses

$120,506

Fundraising expenses

$319,155

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,045,603

Program services were 70.4% 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 · 2022

• KEYS OF INSPIRATION (KOI): KEYS OF INSPIRATION IS AN INNOVATIVE MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES PIANO PERFORMANCE AT ALL LEVELS AS A MEANS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A SAFE CREATIVE OUTLET IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM HAS ESTABLISHED A REPLICABLE PATHWAY INTO THE WORLD OF MUSIC, AND SERVES AS A MODEL FOR MUSIC EDUCATION BEST PRACTICES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM IN TITLE-1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. DESIGNED TO REDEFINE WHAT MUSIC EDUCATION LOOKS LIKE IN AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INSPIRE CHANGE FROM WITHIN, KOI WEAVES RIGOROUS, KEYBOARD-CENTRIC, MUSICAL INSTRUCTION INTO SELECTED TITLE 1 PUBLIC SCHOOLS' MANDATORY CURRICULUM INTEGRATING GROUP PIANO CLASSES FOR GRADES 2-5, TWICE A WEEK. IN THE KOI PIANO LAB, STUDENTS BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE, DEVELOP A DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, AND CULTIVATE A SENSE OF GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT. THE KEYS OF INSPIRATION CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE PIANO INTO A SCHOOL'S EXISTING GENERAL MUSIC CURRICULUM, ENHANCING THEIR MUSIC PROGRAM AND PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH A MORE HANDS-ON MUSIC EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO CULTIVATING A NATIONAL MUSICAL NETWORK, SPANNING SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND CONNECTING DISTRICT LEADERS, ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS.SELECTED SCHOOLS RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:- CLASSROOM SET (20-30) NEW STATE OF THE ART ROLAND DIGITAL PIANOS AND BENCHES SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO SCHOOLS- RESOURCES AND SUPPORT GUIDES FOR SETTING UP GROUP PIANO CLASSROOMS- YEARLY MAINTENANCE AND BUDGET GUIDES TO HELP PLAN FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS- MUSIC CURRICULUM DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC- SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING AND ONGOING SUPPORT/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSIC TEACHERS

  Expenses $623,374 · Grants $280,700

• YOUNG SCHOLARS: THE YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE MUSIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED YOUNG PIANISTS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. EVERY TWO YEARS, THE FOUNDATION WELCOMES A NEW CLASS OF YOUNG SCHOLARS TO THE LLIMF FAMILY. IN PLACE SINCE 2008, THE YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS THE LONGEST RUNNING INITIATIVE OF THE FOUNDATION. STUDENTS ARE SELECTED BY LANG LANG AND GARY GRAFFMAN TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, EXCITING PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, MASTERCLASSES WITH WORLD-RENOWNED TEACHERS, AND MENTORSHIP.

  Expenses $240,213

• UNIQUE MUSIC EVENTS:UNIQUE MUSIC EVENT PROGRAM IS A PART OF OUR FOUNDATION PROGRAM, WHERE WE PROVIDE YOUNG PIANISTS THE CHANCE TO PERFORM AND EXPLORE. WE INVITE YOUNG PIANISTS TO ATTEND AND GET THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN FUN AND ENGAGING MUSIC PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. SUCH AS PERFORMING ALONGSIDE WITH LANG LANG ON SPECIAL EVENTS AND RECORDING SESSIONS. OUR FOUNDATION HAS PARTNERSHIPS WITH MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH ALLOW US TO ORGANIZE UNIQUE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. DURING THESE EVENTS, OUR YOUNG SCHOLARS AND/OR PARTICIPANTS WILL GET THE CHANCE TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF MANY DIFFERENT AUDIENCE GROUPS. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS OUR YOUNG SCHOLARS AND PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN AND ADOPT TO DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE NEEDS AND GROW AS A PERFORMER. SOME OF THE EVENTS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST ARE: ANDERMATT SWISS ALPS CLASSICS EVENT WITH LANG LANG, NYC LUNAR NEW YEAR-STUDENT'S DAY AT LINCOLN CENTER, HANGZHOU HIGH 5 EVENT AT NYC GRAND CENTRAL STATION, AND MANY MORE.

  Expenses $129,995

• 101 PIANISTS: THE 101 PIANISTS PERFORMANCES AIM TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSIC LOVERS AND PERFORMERS BY ENGAGING 100 YOUNG PIANISTS IN A UNIQUE SOCIAL MUSICAL EVENT WITH LANG LANG. IN 2009, LANG LANG BROUGHT 100 PIANISTS TOGETHER FOR A UNIQUE PERFORMANCE THAT PRODUCED SOMETHING GREATER THAN ANY SINGLE PERFORMER COULD CREATE ALONE. TO DATE THIS PROGRAM HAS INSPIRED OVER 100,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND PIANO STUDENTS INTERNATIONALLY.THE EVENT IS A CELEBRATION OF THE BEAUTY AND SOCIAL NATURE OF THE PIANO, AND WE RECREATE THIS MAGIC IN SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL VENUES IN CITIES LIKE PARIS, BERLIN, LONDON, HONG KONG, AND ROME.THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED BY THE MEDIA AND HOST INSTITUTIONS AS "EXTRAVAGANZAS!" THIS EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP AND PERFORMANCE PROVIDES A UNIQUE COMMUNITY CENTERED SHOW FOR MUSIC LOVERS OF ALL AGES.

  Expenses $52,021

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

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. 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

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

• ELIOT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  $21,742

  KEYS OF INSPIRATION

• GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  $21,092

  KEYS OF INSPIRATION

• NORTHEAST COMMUNITY PROPEL ACADEMY

  $21,092

  KEYS OF INSPIRATION

• NORTH CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  $20,623

  KEYS OF INSPIRATION

• ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  $20,623

  KEYS OF INSPIRATION

• REEDY FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  $18,989

  KEYS OF INSPIRATION

• CAMDEN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  $18,752

  KEYS OF INSPIRATION

• SOLIS-COHEN SCHOOL

  $17,587

  KEYS OF INSPIRATION

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

8 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202343129349302904

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