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PINELAND SUZUKI SCHOOL

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $153K · expenses $140K · assets $61K

EIN
01-0544501
Address
PO BOX 604, MANCHESTER, ME 04351-0604
Website
WWW.PINELANDSUZUKI.ORG
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2004
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Mission

MUSIC EDUCATION

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Betsy Kobayashi PRESIDENT2017-2024 $35,383$271,287 1
Ellen Gawler DIRECTOR2017-2024 $14,413$97,357 1
Lisa Whitney (former) TREASURER2017-2019 $2,595$9,797 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joan Hendricks DIRECTOR2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Atkinson DIRECTOR2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Martha Morill DIRECTOR2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Matthew Scease TREASURER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Monica Fisher DIRECTOR2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Barbara Moody (former) SECRETARY2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Bill Asante (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Kenneth Hahn (former) TREASURER2017-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Eleanor Iyer (former) DIRECTOR2021 2 $0 reported 1
Barbara Moss (former) PRESIDENT2017-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Walter F Mckee (former) CLERK2017-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Sharon Frost (former) DIRECTOR2017-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Ilana Gilg (former) DIRECTOR2018-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Bradley Pierce (former) DIRECTOR2017-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Melissa Small (former) DIRECTOR2017-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Barbara Moss Do (former) PRESIDENT2018-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Christine Kennedy (former) DIRECTOR2017 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $50K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETSY KOBAYASHI PRESIDENT30 $35,383-$0 $35,3831
ELLEN GAWLER DIRECTOR10 $14,413-$0 $14,4131
JOAN HENDRICKS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL ATKINSON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA MORILL DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW SCEASE TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
MONICA FISHER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $50K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETSY KOBAYASHI PRESIDENT30 $37,015-$0 $37,0151
ELLEN GAWLER DIRECTOR10 $13,368-$0 $13,3681
JOAN HENDRICKS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA MOODY SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL ATKINSON DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BILL ASANTE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA MORILL DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW SCEASE TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
MONICA FISHER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $50K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETSY KOBAYASHI PRESIDENT30 $37,430-$0 $37,4301
ELLEN GAWLER DIRECTOR10 $12,073-$0 $12,0731
JOAN HENDRICKS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA MOODY SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
KENNETH HAHN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
BILL ASANTE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA MORILL DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW SCEASE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $43K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETSY KOBAYASHI PRESIDENT30 $32,043-$0 $32,0431
ELLEN GAWLER DIRECTOR10 $11,413-$0 $11,4131
JOAN HENDRICKS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA MOODY SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
KENNETH HAHN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
ELEANOR IYER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA MORILL DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW SCEASE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $45K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETSY KOBAYASHI DIRECTOR2 $32,992-$0 $32,9921
ELLEN GAWLER DIRECTOR2 $11,631-$0 $11,6311
BARBARA MOSS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
WALTER F MCKEE CLERK2 $0-$0 $01
SHARON FROST DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
ILANA GILG DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
KENNETH HAHN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BRADLEY PIERCE DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
MELISSA SMALL DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 10 people listed · 3 paid, $55K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETSY KOBAYASHI DIRECTOR2 $38,011-- $38,0111
ELLEN GAWLER DIRECTOR2 $14,162-- $14,1621
LISA WHITNEY TREASURER2 $2,595-- $2,5951
BARBARA MOSS DO PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
WALTER F MCKEE CLERK2 $0-- $01
SHARON FROST DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
ILANA GILG DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
KENNETH HAHN DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
BRADLEY PIERCE DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
MELISSA SMALL DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
2018 · 10 people listed · 3 paid, $58K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETSY KOBAYASHI DIRECTOR2 $38,494-- $38,4941
ELLEN GAWLER DIRECTOR2 $14,392-- $14,3921
LISA WHITNEY TREASURER2 $4,642-- $4,6421
BARBARA MOSS DO PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
WALTER F MCKEE CLERK2 $0-- $01
SHARON FROST DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
ILANA GILG DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
KENNETH HAHN DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
BRADLEY PIERCE DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
MELISSA SMALL DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
2017 · 10 people listed · 3 paid, $28K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETSY KOBAYASHI DIRECTOR2 $19,919-- $19,9191
ELLEN GAWLER DIRECTOR2 $5,905-- $5,9051
LISA WHITNEY TREASURER2 $2,560-- $2,5601
BARBARA MOSS PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
WALTER MCKEE CLERK2 $0-- $01
SHARON FROST DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
KENNETH HAHN DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
CHRISTINE KENNEDY DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
BRADLEY PIERCE DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
MELISSA SMALL DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$153,006$140,097 $60,505$52,651 $13,146$113,044 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,462$126,428 $41,845$41,659 $11,953$91,271 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,639$125,760 $51,675$51,625 $5,359$111,029 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$107,212$102,709 $50,997$50,746 $6,058$90,921 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,284$90,489 $47,729$46,243 $1,342$81,838 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$89,436$78,608 $44,899$44,448 $12,321$80,349 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$145,675$139,602 $35,590$33,620 $11,446$113,746 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$152,641$149,966 $28,702$27,547 $16,270$136,117 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $33,291 in all, tax years 2010 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ONION FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Pineland Suzuki School” 2023-2024 2$15,000 2024$7,500
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ELSIE & WILLIAM VILES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Pineland Suzuki School” 2020-2021, 2024 3$12,758 2024$2,000
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OAK GROVE SCHOOL Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PINELAND SUZUKI SCHOOL” 2022 1$3,000 2022$3,000
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DAVID A AND MILDRED H MORSE CHARITABLE TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PINELAND SUZUKI SCHOOL” 2010 1$2,500 2010$2,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PINELAND SUZUKI SCHOOL” 2022-2023 2$33 2023$16
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $140,097 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,023 · events $1,133
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $102,549 73.2%
Fees to independent contractors $18,153 13.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,023 7.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,216 5.2%
Printing, publications, postage $2,156 1.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,133reported apart
Total$140,097100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $126,428 spent · pay $0 · grants $9,265 · events $11,943
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $96,608 76.4%
Fees to independent contractors $14,891 11.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $9,265 7.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,850 3.8%
Printing, publications, postage $814 0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$11,943reported apart
Total$126,428100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $125,760 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,482 · events $25,809
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $101,553 80.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,482 8.3%
Fees to independent contractors $8,455 6.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,600 3.7%
Printing, publications, postage $670 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$25,809reported apart
Total$125,760100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $102,709 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,837 · events $5,191
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $81,489 79.3%
Fees to independent contractors $9,766 9.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,837 7.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,550 3.5%
Printing, publications, postage $67 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,191reported apart
Total$102,709100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $90,489 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,174 · events $2,944
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $69,847 77.2%
Fees to independent contractors $10,060 11.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,174 7.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,075 3.4%
Printing, publications, postage $333 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,944reported apart
Total$90,489100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $78,608 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,270 · events $5,426
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $63,328 80.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $8,270 10.5%
Fees to independent contractors $6,335 8.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $675 0.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,426reported apart
Total$78,608100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $139,602 spent · pay $0 · grants $8,892 · events $3,549
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $119,828 85.8%
Fees to independent contractors $10,282 7.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $8,892 6.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $600 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,549reported apart
Total$139,602100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $149,966 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,229 · events $2,616
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $117,267 78.2%
Fees to independent contractors $15,920 10.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $11,229 7.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,550 3.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,616reported apart
Total$149,966100%

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