Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 8 September 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total revenue
- $18,638,348 changed to $18,483,141
- Total expenses
- $14,327,605 changed to $14,345,623
- Contributions and grants received
- $9,610,181 changed to $9,503,431
- Investment income
- $878,030 changed to $878,031
- Other revenue
- $3,665 changed to -$44,793
- Total assets, end of year
- $39,337,121 changed to $39,217,141
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,266,484 changed to $3,306,734
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $36,070,637 changed to $35,910,407
- Program services expenses
- $12,705,246 changed to $12,735,305
- Management and general expenses
- $919,544 changed to $883,820
- Fundraising expenses
- $702,815 changed to $726,498
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $12,705,246 changed to $12,735,305
Totals
- Total revenue
- $18,638,348
- Total expenses
- $14,327,605
- Contributions and grants received
- $9,610,181
- Grants paid
- $2,768,351
- Program service revenue
- $8,146,472
- Investment income
- $878,030
- Other revenue
- $3,665
- Total assets, end of year
- $39,337,121
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,266,484
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $36,070,637
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $12,705,246
- Management and general expenses
- $919,544
- Fundraising expenses
- $702,815
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $12,705,246
Program services were 88.7% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$304,063
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$9,306,118
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$108,400
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND REGISTRATION FEES
total $8,023,324 · related or exempt $8,023,324
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $123,148 · related or exempt $123,148
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3 · Investment income
total $455,445 · excluded $455,445
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6a · Gross rents
real property $35,435
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $35,435
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $35,435 · excluded $35,435
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $422,585
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $422,585
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $422,585 · excluded $422,585
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$100,047
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$304,063
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$132,017
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$31,970 · excluded -$31,970
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$200
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $200 · unrelated business $200
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $2,768,351 · program services $2,768,351
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $403,355 · program services $317,567 · management and general $71,129 · fundraising $14,659
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $6,960,705 · program services $6,216,807 · management and general $329,686 · fundraising $414,212
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $58,494 · program services $46,053 · management and general $10,315 · fundraising $2,126
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $474,550 · program services $426,573 · management and general $21,673 · fundraising $26,304
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $535,801 · program services $485,150 · management and general $21,617 · fundraising $29,034
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11b · Fees: legal
total $13,679 · program services $13,679
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $93,858 · management and general $93,858
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $33,416 · fundraising $33,416
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $345 · management and general $345
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11g · Fees: other
total $488,090 · program services $327,526 · management and general $79,822 · fundraising $80,742
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $45,439 · program services $1,481 · management and general $43,958
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13 · Office expenses
total $109,970 · program services $46,905 · management and general $40,058 · fundraising $23,007
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14 · Information technology
total $194,656 · program services $107,590 · management and general $57,263 · fundraising $29,803
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16 · Occupancy
total $466,056 · program services $441,375 · management and general $24,681
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17 · Travel
total $44,732 · program services $19,530 · management and general $24,730 · fundraising $472
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $45,310 · program services $6,630 · management and general $25,050 · fundraising $13,630
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20 · Interest
total $81,441 · program services $78,021 · management and general $2,198 · fundraising $1,222
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $779,561 · program services $779,561
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23 · Insurance
total $128,751 · program services $128,751
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24a · Other expenses: MUSIC EXPENSES & CONTRA
total $323,243 · program services $279,583 · management and general $10,275 · fundraising $33,385
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24b · Other expenses: SERVICES CHARGES
total $200,724 · program services $175,496 · management and general $25,228
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24c · Other expenses: DUES & PUBLICATIONS
total $16,350 · program services $66 · management and general $16,284
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24d · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES
total $3,844 · program services $3,361 · management and general $483
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24e · All other expenses
total $56,884 · program services $35,190 · management and general $20,891 · fundraising $803
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,153,843 · end of year $1,420,762
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $588,443 · end of year $391,497
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,169,534 · end of year $2,956,735
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $24,928 · end of year $86,693
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $108,762 · end of year $83,231
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$29,792,932
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$16,375,910
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $14,002,412 · end of year $13,417,022
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $13,764,672 · end of year $19,615,493
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,396,431 · end of year $1,365,688
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $313,806 · end of year $426,732
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $547,466 · end of year $583,682
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $2,472,026 · end of year $2,190,382
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $96,431 · end of year $65,688
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $15,678,294 · end of year $15,798,566
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $15,101,002 · end of year $20,272,071
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC AND THE RELATED ARTS TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS, WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE OR FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. SETTLEMENT'S BROAD RANGE OF PROGRAMS, TAUGHT BY HIGHLY CREDENTIALED AND DEDICATED FACULTY, HELP STUDENTS OF ALL AGES ACHIEVE ARTISTIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL GOALS. SETTLEMENT OFFERS MORE THAN 11,000 WEEKLY SERVICES OF MUSIC AND ARTS INSTRUCTION IN MORE THAN 20 INSTRUMENTS, GROUP CLASSES, CHOIRS, CHAMBER GROUPS, JAZZ ENSEMBLES, ORCHESTRA, ARTS THERAPY, DANCE, AND CREATIVE MOVEMENT, BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE AT FIVE COMMUNITY BRANCHES AND ONLINE, AND WITH MORE THAN 70 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. WE ARE LEADING THE NATION IN INCREASING ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION AND PIONEERING TOOLS TO EDUCATE TOMORROW'S CHILDREN.
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SETTLEMENT'S FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM IS THE VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH UNDERSERVED CHILDREN GAIN ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL'S PROGRAMS. THE SCHOOL ANNUALLY PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION IN FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS TO NEARLY 60% OF ITS STUDENTS. SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING CREDENTIALED AND EXPERIENCED FACULTY. THIS FACULTY PROVIDES 11,000 WEEKLY MUSIC AND ARTS RELATED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ALL THE COMMUNITIES THAT THE SCHOOL SERVES, INCLUDING LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. SETTLEMENT EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 160 FACULTY, MAKING IT ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS OF MUSIC EDUCATORS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Expenses $10,469,635 · Grants $920,449 · Revenue $7,096,484
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THE KALEIDOSCOPE PROGRAM USES THE ARTS TO PREPARE 114 LOW-INCOME PRESCHOOL STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THE PROGRAM HAS A PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS, WITH PARTICIPANT'S SCHOOL READINESS SCORES THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN PEERS IN NON-ARTS ENRICHED PROGRAMS. 90% OF THE STUDENTS IN THE KALEIDOSCOPE PROGRAM QUALIFY FOR HEAD START FUNDING DUE TO FAMILY INCOME OR SPECIAL NEEDS AND ATTEND TUITION-FREE. THE INNOVATION AND QUALITY OF KALEIDOSCOPE HAS HELPED IT BECOME A NATIONAL MODEL OF ARTS-BASED PRESCHOOL EDUCATION.
Expenses $1,703,786 · Grants $1,459,349 · Revenue $1,042,258
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SETTLEMENT'S MUSIC EDUCATION PATHWAYS PROGRAM IS AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM AT EIGHT PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS, IN OPERATION SINCE 2012, SERVING OVER 250 STUDENTS WITH OVER 130 HOURS OF ENSEMBLE AND GROUP LESSONS IN BAND, ORCHESTRA, AND CHOIR. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN STUDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY TO EXPERIENCE GAINS IN SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING WHILE ENGAGED IN THIS PROGRAM.
Expenses $531,825 · Grants $388,553 · Revenue $7,730
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SETTLEMENT IS THE LEAD PARTNER OF THE PMAY ARTISTS INITIATIVE, SINCE 2017 COLLABORATING WITH SIX YOUTH MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC FIELD. PMAY ARTISTS ARE A COHORT OF STUDENTS COMING FROM HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED OR FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, RANGING FROM 5TH-12TH GRADE, WHO RECEIVE ALL THE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL MUSICIANS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, PMAY ARTISTS HAVE RECEIVED EXTENSIVE AUDITION, LESSON, AND INSTRUMENT LOAN ASSISTANCE THAT HAS ENABLED THEM TO BE ACCEPTED INTO TOP MUSIC SCHOOLS AND CONSERVATORIES, INCLUDING CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC, AND BOSTON UNIVERSITY, WITH SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL AID OFFERS OF UP TO $12 MILLION.
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THE KARDON CENTER AT SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL OFFERS MUSIC, ART, AND DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DIVERSE NEEDS AT SETTLEMENT BRANCHES AND AT OTHER LOCATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY IS A FORM OF NON-VERBAL PSYCHOTHERAPY USING THE SENSES TO OPEN NEW CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR THERAPISTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY USES THE ARTS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THERAPEUTIC GOALS. GOALS FOR CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY ARE TAILORED TO EACH PARTICIPANT, AND BENEFITS MAY INCLUDE IMPROVEMENT IN SOCIAL SKILLS, PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, COGNITION, LANGUAGE, AND PHYSICAL SKILLS. 20+ CERTIFIED CREATIVE ARTS THERAPISTS DELIVER SERVICES ONSITE AND AT MULTIPLE COMMUNITY BRANCHES. THE PROGRAM IS APPROVED FOR MEDICAID.
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Helen EatonHELEN EATON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $268,851
- From this org
- $260,829
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,022
- Hours/week
- 65 + 5 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $260,829
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,022
- Filer's total
- $268,851
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Patrick LeiterPATRICK LEITER
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $148,816
- From this org
- $148,395
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $421
- Hours/week
- 55
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Amelia SchmertzAMELIA SCHMERTZ
CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $132,734
- From this org
- $129,700
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,034
- Hours/week
- 55
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Megan LoobyMEGAN LOOBY
CHIEF MARKETING & COMM. OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $103,057
- From this org
- $100,525
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,532
- Hours/week
- 40
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Lola OdunsiLOLA ODUNSI
FORMER CFO (06/24-02/25)
- Total calculated
- $82,670
- From this org
- $78,325
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,345
- Hours/week
- 65 + 5 related
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Michael ArmentoMICHAEL ARMENTO
CFO (AS OF 06/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 65 + 5 related
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Bruce LetoBRUCE LETO
CHAIR OF TRUSTEES
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Dana BrownDANA BROWN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Barbara MeninBARBARA MENIN
VICE PRESIDENT (WGB)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Mary Beth KramerMARY BETH KRAMER
VICE PRESIDENT (KNE)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Nate BronsteinNATE BRONSTEIN
VICE PRESIDENT (MLC)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Guissou DabiriGUISSOU DABIRI
VICE PRESIDENT (WFB)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Ken WeinerKEN WEINER
VICE PRESIDENT (GTN)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Kevin CunninghamKEVIN CUNNINGHAM
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Brian PinheiroBRIAN PINHEIRO
ASSISTANT TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Andrew EisensteinANDREW EISENSTEIN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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David ConnorDAVID CONNOR
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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John AlshefskiJOHN ALSHEFSKI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Ellen S FriedellELLEN S FRIEDELL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4 + 4 related
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Susan GleeksmanSUSAN GLEEKSMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Justin KleinJUSTIN KLEIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Jeffrey LevinsohnJEFFREY LEVINSOHN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Jeffrey MargoliesJEFFREY MARGOLIES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Frances McNealFRANCES MCNEAL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Jim RiesenbachJIM RIESENBACH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Brian RothenbergBRIAN ROTHENBERG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Crystle Roye-GillCRYSTLE ROYE-GILL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Philip N RussoPHILIP N RUSSO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Robin ShapiroROBIN SHAPIRO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Joel SmithJOEL SMITH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Steve UtkusSTEVE UTKUS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Rachel VanceRACHEL VANCE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Jeannine WebberJEANNINE WEBBER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Jim WhittonJIM WHITTON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II) REPORTS DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE AMOUNTS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED UPON PERFORMANCE.
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.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · PROVIDE MUSIC & RELATED MUSIC PROGRAMS TO THE CAMDEN AREA AT AFFORDABLE FEES · NJ · controlled entity
Directly controlled by SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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SMS COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT LLC
TO SUPPORT SMS PRE-K SCHOLARSHIP COLLABORATIVE, LLC. · PA · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL OF PHILADELPHIA
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SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL PRE-K SCHOLARSHIP COLLABORATIVE LLC
TO PARTICIPATE IN PA EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT PROGRAM · PA · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by SMS COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT LLC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601349349312105
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