Education Through Music Inc is located in New York, NY. The organization was established in 1991. According to its NTEE Classification (A99) the organization is classified as: Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C., under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 06/2022, Education Through Music Inc employed 107 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Education Through Music Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 06/2022, Education Through Music Inc generated $7.3m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 5.7% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $4.0m during the year ending 06/2022. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2022
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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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.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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DURING THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR, EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC (ETM) WORKED TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, WHILE BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE MUSIC PROGRAMS. ETM USED MUSIC TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION OF NEARLY 20,000 STUDENTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH 53 UNDER-RESOURCED NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY.ETM PROGRAMS PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE, SKILLS- AND STANDARDS-BASED MUSIC INSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR; MUSIC TEACHERS WITH ONGOING TRAINING, OVERSIGHT, AND MENTORING; PRINCIPALS WITH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE; AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT. ETM ALSO HELPED BRING QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION TO OVER 23,000 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN THROUGH ADVISING LICENSED AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS IN LOS ANGELES, COLORADO AND BOSTONAS 2021-22 SAW A RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM AND IN-PERSON LEARNING, ETM'S CRITICAL MUSIC TEACHER TRAINING, MENTORING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO OUR TEACHERS TO KEEP THEM ON THE FRONT LINES OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN NEW YORK CITY. AS THE TEACHING LANDSCAPE CONTINUOUSLY SHIFTED - FROM REMOTE TO HYBRID TO IN-PERSON LEARNING - ETM PROVIDED OUR TEACHERS WITH RELEVANT AND TIMELY TRAINING AND TOOLS TO LEAD SUCCESSFUL AND WELCOMING CLASSROOMS.CORE MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND ENRICHMENTSTUDENTS IN ETM PARTNER SCHOOLS RECEIVED WEEKLY CORE MUSIC CLASSES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. TEACHERS INCORPORATED AGE-APPROPRIATE SONGS AND INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS: XYLOPHONES, HAND PERCUSSION, AND GUITARS. 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 A CULMINATING PERFORMANCE OF THEIR WORK. BY PERFORMING IN THESE CONCERTS, STUDENTS SHOWCASED THEIR NEW SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO PEERS, PARENTS, AND THEIR WIDER SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. ENSEMBLES AND ENRICHMENTTHIS YEAR SAW THE RETURN OF IN-PERSON ENSEMBLE REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES, ALLOWING FOR A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM 10 ENSEMBLES IN 2020-21 TO 33 ENSEMBLES IN 2021-22. SWITCHING TO HYBRID AND IN-PERSON LEARNING IN 2021-22 ALLOWED FOR 9 BANDS (UP FROM 5 IN 2020-21), 8 ORCHESTRAS (UP FROM 2 IN 2020-21), AND 16 CHOIRS (UP FROM 3 IN 2020-21). MUSIC TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTETM DELIVERED OVER 100 HOURS OF TRAINING TO MUSIC TEACHERS. FIVE DAYS OF INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS BEFORE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR STRENGTHENED MUSIC TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE OF PEDAGOGY AND MUSIC METHODOLOGIES; ADDRESSED ETM'S BENCHMARKS AND APPROACH TO INTEGRATION; OFFERED SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FOR TEACHERS OF ENSEMBLES AND VARIOUS AGE GROUPS; AND PROVIDED INSIGHT INTO HOW TO BEST SERVE THE COMMUNITIES OF ETM PARTNER SCHOOLS. ADDITIONAL SESSIONS WERE HELD FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE. AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, EACH MUSIC TEACHER WAS ASSIGNED AN ETM MENTOR - ONE OF OUR INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISORS - WHO PROVIDED ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.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. EVALUATION EACH 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. NATIONAL ACTIVITIESBEYOND CORE PROGRAMS IN NYC, ETM CONTINUED WORK TO ADVANCE ITS MODEL NATIONALLY THROUGH ITS LICENSED AFFILIATE PROGRAMS. ETM CONTINUED TO ADVISE ETM-LA, THE ORGANIZATION LICENSED SINCE 2006 TO REPLICATE OUR FULL PARTNER SCHOOL MODEL IN THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY. IN 2021-22, ETM-LA REACHED 21,000 STUDENTS IN 53 SCHOOLS, WHILE PROGRAMMING CONTINUED TO DEVELOP IN NEWER ETM AFFILIATES IN DENVER (ETM-COLORADO) AND BOSTON (ETM-MASSACHUSETTS), AND ETM CONTINUED RESEARCH AND OUTREACH AIMED AT DEVELOPING NEW POTENTIAL AFFILIATES IN ADDITIONAL CITIES.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Richard Bernstein Chair | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Katherine Elliott Treasurer | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Aly Alibhai Vice Chair | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Joshua Bell Board Member | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Jacqueline Churchwell Board Member | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Waleed Diab Board Member | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $815,440 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $2,032,010 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $2,705,640 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $227,395 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $5,553,090 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $1,712,881 |
Investment income | $20,476 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | -$9,404 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $7,280,519 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $100,000 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $184,701 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $2,464 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $2,053,948 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $0 |
Other employee benefits | $103,929 |
Payroll taxes | $208,039 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $30,440 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $711,723 |
Advertising and promotion | $23,588 |
Office expenses | $45,927 |
Information technology | $82,000 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $276,458 |
Travel | $12,597 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $1,795 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $33,181 |
Insurance | $24,930 |
All other expenses | $17,891 |
Total functional expenses | $4,001,868 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $293,163 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $1,781,016 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $2,319,941 |
Accounts receivable, net | $210,614 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $51,196 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $87,083 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $633,265 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $34,562 |
Total assets | $5,410,840 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $216,647 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $28,818 |
Total liabilities | $245,465 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $3,917,762 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $1,247,613 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $5,410,840 |