Enriching Lives Through Music

Analysis

Enriching Lives Through Music is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Enriching Lives Through Music reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.4m to $1.5m (+7.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Enriching Lives Through Music sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wassaic Project Inc ($1.5m), Bellas Artes de Caguas Corp ($1.5m) and Amherst Cinema Arts Center Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $769k. It paid $8,540 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 21 employees.