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EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC INC

EIN 13-3613210 NEW YORK, NY

Revenue 2024
$4,640,473
Expenses 2024
$6,263,496

Program services were 78.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A99Z
Classification
1000
Street
122 E 42ND ST RM 2000

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC (ETM) WAS FORMED TO PROMOTE THE USE OF MUSIC IN THE CORE CURRICULA OF UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS AS A MEANS OF POSITIVELY IMPACTING STUDENT MOTIVATION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE BY PROVIDING YEAR-LONG, IN-SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH A DEDICATED STAFF OF TEACHERS AND SUPPORT MANAGEMENT, ETM MAKES MUSIC EDUCATION A REALITY FOR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE LIMITED OR NO EXPOSURE TO MUSIC INSTRUCTION AT SCHOOL. DURING 2024-2025, ETM'S PARTNER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, DIRECT MUSIC INSTRUCTION TO OVER 19,000 CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ETM PARTNERS WITH UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MUSIC (CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE "O") AS A CORE SUBJECT FOR ALL CHILDREN, AND UTILIZES MUSIC EDUCATION AS A CATALYST TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, MOTIVATION FOR SCHOOL AND SELF-CONFIDENCE.

  • PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2024-25DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC WORKED TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, WHILE BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE MUSIC PROGRAMS. ETM DELIVERED MUSIC CLASSES TO 19,086 UNDER-RESOURCED CHILDREN AT 55 SCHOOLS IN LOWER-INCOME NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOODS. OF THE STUDENTS SERVED, APPROXIMATELY 23% HAD SPECIAL NEEDS, 17% WERE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND 86% WERE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. 95% OF ETM STUDENTS WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR: 57% HISPANIC, 32% BLACK, AND 6% ASIAN (AS CATEGORIZED IN SCHOOL CENSUS REPORTS). THESE 55 PARTNER SCHOOLS WERE LOCATED IN ALL FIVE NEW YORK CITY BOROUGHS: 31 BRONX, 11 BROOKLYN, 4 MANHATTAN, 8 QUEENS, AND 1 STATEN ISLAND, ALLOWING US TO WORK WITH MORE THAN 19,000 CHILDREN EACH WEEK, WHICH INCLUDED 28 BAND, ORCHESTRA, AND CHORUS PROGRAMS. ETM'S PROGRAMS PROVIDED:- STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE, SEQUENTIAL, AND SKILLS-, AND STANDARDS-BASED MUSIC INSTRUCTION AS WELL AS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS BAND, ORCHESTRA, AND CHORUS.- MUSIC TEACHERS WITH ONGOING TRAINING, MENTORING, AND OVERSIGHT.- CLASSROOM TEACHERS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.- PRINCIPALS WITH LEADERSHIP AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE.- PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT MUSIC EDUCATION AND TO SEE THEIR CHILDREN PERFORM. CORE MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND ENRICHMENTSTUDENTS IN ETM PARTNER SCHOOLS RECEIVED WEEKLY CORE MUSIC CLASSES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, WITH ETM TEACHERS PROVIDING 33,984 HOURS OF IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AT 55 SCHOOLS. TEACHERS INCORPORATED AGE-APPROPRIATE SONGS AND INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS: XYLOPHONES, HAND PERCUSSION, AND UKULELES. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTION INCORPORATED MUSIC TECHNOLOGY IN STATE-OF-THE-ART LABS. INSTRUCTION FOLLOWED ETM'S GRADE-LEVEL MUSIC CURRICULUM, WHICH ALIGNS WITH NEW YORK STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN MUSIC, MUSIC TEACHERS EMPLOYED INTEGRATION STRATEGIES AND COLLABORATED WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO REINFORCE COGNITIVE SKILLS THAT SUPPORTED STUDENT LEARNING IN OTHER SUBJECTS, SUCH AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, HISTORY, MATH, AND SCIENCE. EACH SCHOOL PERFORMED A WINTER AND SPRING CONCERT, WITH 13,360 PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS ATTENDING. BY PERFORMING IN THESE CONCERTS, STUDENTS SHOWCASED THEIR NEW SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO PEERS, PARENTS, AND THEIR WIDER SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.ENSEMBLES AND ENRICHMENTTHIS YEAR ETM CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND GROWTH OF EXTRACURRICULAR ENSEMBLES WITH 28 ENSEMBLES PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR'S CONCERTS: 8 CONCERT BANDS, 3 STRING ORCHESTRAS, 7 MODERN BANDS, 9 CHOIRS, AND ONE BUCKET DRUMMING CLUB. THESE GROUPS WERE LED BY ETM-TRAINED AND -SUPPORTED MUSIC TEACHERS AND TYPICALLY REHEARSED 1-3 TIMES PER WEEK, BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL, WITH ADDITIONAL SMALL GROUP LESSONS. PARTICIPATION IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, PART OF ETM'S "EXTENDED DAY," RESULTED IN OVER 1,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THESE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 1,290 SESSIONS/HOURS. MUSIC TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTETM PROVIDED 90+ HOURS OF TARGETED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO 50 TEACHERS, BEGINNING WITH OUR ANNUAL ETM ACADEMY, 60 HOURS OF MANDATORY TRAINING FOR ALL ETM MUSIC TEACHERS, HELD AUG. 19 - AUG. 26, 2024. THESE WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, CONCERT AND PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS, AND CREATING INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. ETM ALSO HELD 25 ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THESE SESSIONS INCLUDED TEACHING MUSIC TO SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS, ELL STRATEGIES IN THE MUSIC ROOM, AND BUCKET DRUMMING LINE AND BODY PERCUSSION, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. THIS YEAR, ETM ACHIEVED A 100% TEACHER RETURN RATE.ETM PROGRAM STAFF ALSO PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT AND MENTORING TO TEACHERS, VISITING EACH ETM TEACHER ON SITE AT LEAST ONCE PER MONTH, AND HOLDING REGULAR CHECK-INS.BUILDING CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN PROGRAMSPRINCIPALS RECEIVED ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE ON PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT, BUDGET PLANNING, AND IDENTIFYING FUNDING RESOURCES. ETM PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT TO PRINCIPALS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO PROMOTE BUY-IN FOR MUSIC PROGRAMS. ETM STAFF AND MUSIC TEACHERS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND ENGAGED PARENTS. ETM'S MODEL IS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WHEN THE SCHOOL HIRES A MUSIC TEACHER FULL-TIME.PUBLIC PERFORMANCES & PROGRAMMINGDURING 2024-25, OUR STUDENTS PERFORMED AT THE ICONIC APOLLO THEATER, YANKEE STADIUM, ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER, YOUTUBE HEADQUARTERS, THE BRONX DAY PARADE, THE BRONX STATE OF THE BOROUGH ADDRESS, AND HAVE PERFORMED ALONGSIDE GRAMMY-WINNING ARTISTS AT THE BEACON THEATER AND THE PERELMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. IN MAY 2025, WE HOSTED OUR INAUGURAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS WHEREIN NINE ROCK BANDS FROM FOUR ETM PARTNER SCHOOLS GATHERED AT MS419 IN QUEENS TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS AND COMPETE FOR THE TOP PRIZE.EVALUATIONEACH YEAR, PROGRAM STAFF MEMBERS CONDUCT REGULAR SITE VISITS TO EACH SCHOOL AND MUSIC TEACHER; OBSERVE AND EVALUATE MUSIC TEACHERS USING A RUBRIC TO RATE PLANNING AND PREPARATION, CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, INTEGRATION, AND INSTRUCTION; AND DISCUSS OBSERVATIONS AND OFFER SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. OUR OBSERVATION RUBRICS ALIGN WITH THE DANIELSON FRAMEWORK, THE SYSTEM USED BY THE NYCDOE. IN ADDITION, ETM ENGAGES METIS, A NYC-BASED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FIRM SPECIALIZING IN P-12 EDUCATION AND ARTS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT, TO EVALUATE THE PARTNER SCHOOL PROGRAM. METIS ADMINISTERED TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, AND FAMILY SURVEYS AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM METIS'S INTERIM REPORT INDICATE THAT: 64% OF TEACHERS FELT THAT ETM STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR ORAL EXPRESSIONS SKILLS SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE OF MUSIC CLASS; 80% OF TEACHERS FELT ETM PROGRAMMING SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED STUDENTS' CONFIDENCE; 65% IMPROVED CRITICAL THINKING; 65% IMPROVED FOCUS; 65% AUTONOMY/INDEPENDENCE; AND 61% PROBLEM SOLVING. 95% OF PARENTS REPORTED THAT MUSIC CLASS HELPED BUILD THEIR CHILD'S CONFIDENCE. 83% OF PARENTS ALSO SAID THAT IT IS "VERY IMPORTANT" THAT THEIR CHILD RECEIVE MUSIC INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOL. FINALLY, 85% OF ETM SCHOOLS SCORED ABOVE PREVIOUS YEAR'S NYS ELA TEST SCORES AND 98% SCORED ABOVE THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S NYS MATH TEST SCORES.

    Expenses $4,924,087 · Revenue $1,952,656

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • HEIDI STAMAS

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT A WEISSTUCH

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALY ALIBHAI

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHERINE ELLIOTT

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRIS ATLAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSHUA BELL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICHARD BERNSTEIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WALEED DIAB

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNIE DUTOIT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID EVANS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BEN HAYES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GABRIEL HERNANDEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BETH KERN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SCOTT LESCHER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSEPH F MCDONALD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMIE PATEL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MEISHA PORTER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEPHEN RIGO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALEXIS ROSENBLUM

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL SCHAEFER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CECIL SMART JR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GERARD SCHUMM

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MANOJ SUSARLA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • IGOR YASENOVETS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT WOODS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $4,640,473
    Expenses
    $6,263,496
    Contributions
    $2,485,211
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,596,133
    Expenses
    $5,552,375
    Contributions
    $5,706,356
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,654,432
    Expenses
    $5,529,140
    Contributions
    $5,764,655
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $4,349,388
    Expenses
    $5,217,570
    Contributions
    $2,098,905
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,280,519
    Expenses
    $4,001,868
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,410,840

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,504,496
    Expenses
    $4,222,021
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,082,173

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,590,136
    Expenses
    $6,094,667
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,774,702

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,550,430
    Expenses
    $5,706,899
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,336,396

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,192,158
    Expenses
    $5,410,134
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,381,533

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,630,447
    Expenses
    $4,975,061
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,506,364

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,944,029
    Expenses
    $4,312,347
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,847,209

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,752,399
    Expenses
    $2,925,951
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,173,913

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,810,353
    Expenses
    $2,439,568
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,395,472

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $2,457,035
    Assets (EOY)
    $973,217

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.