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Filing year 2023

MERIT SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Chicago, Illinois·EIN 36-3028768·NTEE A6E0 · Arts, Culture & Humanities·3
Total revenue
$16M
Total assets
$43M
Total expenses
$0
Reported officers
35
Mission

Merit School of Music is dedicated to helping young people transform their lives by removing barriers to high-quality music education, with the majority of students benefitting from need-based financial aid, scholarship support, or low-cost instrument rental. Merit enables motivated students, regardless of economic circumstance, to develop their talent and to use music as a springboard for achieving their full personal potential, with 100% of Merit graduates going on to college. The community music school's programming continuum consists of five major areas: Early Childhood, Instrumental & Vocal Music Program(Group classes), Private Lessons, Merit Music in Communities, and the Alice S. Pfaelzer Conservatory.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
President and Executive Director
$199k
Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services
vice president
$152k
Vice President for Development & Marketing
vice president
$133k
Vice President for Programming
vice president
$120k
Vice President for Finance & Administration
vice president
$105k

Plus 30 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Arts, Culture & Humanities

Up 4%
from 2022

From $191k in 2022 to $199k in 2023.

$191k
2022
$199k
2023
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

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