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Filing year 2024

MUSIC MATTERS FUND INC

Santa Barbara, California·EIN 85-1467296·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.7M
Total assets
$1.4M
Total expenses
$1.6M
Reported officers
4

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Exec Directr
Unclassified
$185k
$197k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 3 unpaid individuals.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at MUSIC MATTERS FUND INC equaled 12% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
12%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1M

Itemized grants

59

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
PARLOR ROOMNORTHAMPTON, MAPROJECT SUPPORT$50k
ROOTS MUSIC PROJECT FOUNDATIONBOULDER, COPROJECT SUPPORT$45k
BLUE JAY LISTENING ROOMJACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLPROJECT SUPPORT$40k
DRKMTTR COLLECTIVE LLCGOODLETTSVILLE, TNPROJECT SUPPORT$40k
LOST CHURCHSAN FRANCISCO, CAPROJECT SUPPORT$40k
ROYAL ROOMSEATTLE, WAPROJECT SUPPORT$40k
CHRIS'S JAZZ CAFEPHILADELPHIA, PAPROJECT SUPPORT$35k
GRAND VISION FOUNDATIONSAN PEDRO, CAPROJECT SUPPORT$35k
LA PENA CULTURAL CENTERBERKELEY, CAPROJECT SUPPORT$35k
MAPLE LEAF BARNEW ORLEANS, LAPROJECT SUPPORT$35k
ONE LONGFELLOW SQUARE INCPORTLAND, MEPROJECT SUPPORT$35k
BOSSA BISTROWASHINGTON, DCPROJECT SUPPORT$30k
DEVIL'S BACKBONE TAVERNFISCHER, TXPROJECT SUPPORT$30k
JALOPY THEATREBROOKLYN, NYPROJECT SUPPORT$30k
KS KLUB LLCCLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHPROJECT SUPPORT$30k
WSLR INCSARASOTA, FLPROJECT SUPPORT$30k
ACORN CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTSTHREE OAKS, MIPROJECT SUPPORT$22k
REBEL REBEL STUDIO & LOUNGEBEREA, KYPROJECT SUPPORT$20k
118 NORTHWAYNE, PAPROJECT SUPPORT$19k
MOTR PUBCINCINNATI, OHPROJECT SUPPORT$18k
SPOT ON KIRKROANOKE, VAPROJECT SUPPORT$15k
NOCTURNE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUBDENVER, COPROJECT SUPPORT$13k
CHOCOLATE CHURCH ARTS CENTERBATH, MEPROJECT SUPPORT$13k
COLE'S BARCHICAGO, ILPROJECT SUPPORT$13k
3420 BLUES CLUB INCCHICAGO, ILPROJECT SUPPORT$10k
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What are MUSIC MATTERS FUND INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, MUSIC MATTERS FUND INC reported $1.7M in total revenue and $1.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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