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KOREA MUSIC FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $154K · expenses $141K · assets $66K

EIN
13-3255396
Address
50 VILLAGE GATE WAY, NYACK, NY 10960-1441
Website
HTTPS://KOREAMUSICFOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
Cross-check
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Mission

TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN GOOD MUSIC, TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE INTERESTED IN MUSIC TO PERFORM MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS OF MERIT

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 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
Kyung Hee Kim PRESIDENT2023-2024 $0$3,000 1
Sung Ah Jung (former) SECRETARY2023 $600$600 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Taeja Kim EXECUTIVE BO2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sunghee Cho TREASURER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sung Hee Cho Ko (former) TREASURER2023 Not reported $0 reported 1
Soon-Hee Lee (former) PRESIDENT2009-2013 15 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KYUNG HEE KIM PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
TAEJA KIM EXECUTIVE BO0 $0-- $01
SUNGHEE CHO TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $4K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KYUNG HEE KIM PRESIDENT3 $3,000$0$0 $3,0001
SUNG AH JUNG SECRETARY- $600$0$0 $6001
TAEJA KIM DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
SUNG HEE CHO KO TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
2013 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SOON-HEE LEE PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
2012 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SOON-HEE LEE PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
2011 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SOON-HEE LEE PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
2010 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SOON-HEE LEE PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
2009 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SOON-HEE LEE PRESIDENT15 $0$0$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 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$153,747$140,666 $65,842$65,842 $153,747- ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,970$89,294 $52,761$52,761 $132,970$0 $3,6000-
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2014-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,796$61,513 $62,890$62,890 $74,793$0 $005
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2013-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,134$50,939 $49,607$49,607 $43,130$0 $005
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2012-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,357$45,709 $59,865$57,412 $45,348$0 $005
2010 · Form 990 period ending 2011-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$44,671$43,883 $60,217$57,764 $44,639$0 $005
2009 · Form 990 period ending 2010-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$123,972$120,273 $61,159$56,976 $123,917$0 $005

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $20,000 in all, tax years 2023 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$20,000 2024$10,000
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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 · $140,666 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $134,370 95.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,296 4.5%
Total$140,666100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $89,294 spent · pay $3,600 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $60,691-$60,691- 68.0%
All other expenses $11,882$10,235$1,647- 13.3%
Fees: legal $8,310-$8,310- 9.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $3,600--- 4.0%
Other (as described)CONTRACTOR EXPENSE $1,200$1,200-- 1.3%
Office expenses $1,089-$1,089- 1.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $898-$898- 1.0%
Insurance $629-$629- 0.7%
Other (as described)COMPUTER AND INTERNET EXP $507-$507- 0.6%
Other (as described)BANK FEE $488-$488- 0.5%
Total$89,294100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $61,513 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $8,008
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)RENTAL HALLS $32,268$32,268-- 52.5%
Other (as described) EventRECEPTIONS AND CONCERT $8,008$8,008-- 13.0%
Office expenses $5,501-$5,501- 8.9%
Advertising and promotion $5,340$4,340$1,000- 8.7%
Occupancy $3,308-$3,308- 5.4%
Fees: accounting $2,000-$2,000- 3.3%
Depreciation and depletion $1,693-$1,693- 2.8%
Other (as described)ARTISTS/MUSICIAN FEES $1,570$1,570-- 2.6%
Travel $1,011$1,011-- 1.6%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $578-$578- 0.9%
All other expenses $236-$236- 0.4%
Total$61,513100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $50,939 spent · pay $0 · grants $500 · events $7,118
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)RENTAL HALLS $21,065$21,065-- 41.4%
Other (as described) EventRECEPTIONS AND CONCERT $7,118$7,118-- 14.0%
Office expenses $5,470-$5,470- 10.7%
Advertising and promotion $4,560$1,220$3,340- 9.0%
Occupancy $3,805-$3,805- 7.5%
Fees: accounting $2,000-$2,000- 3.9%
Depreciation and depletion $1,693-$1,693- 3.3%
Other (as described)ARTISTS/MUSICIAN FEES $1,500$1,500-- 2.9%
Travel $1,475$1,475-- 2.9%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $1,024-$1,024- 2.0%
Grants to US individuals $500$500-- 1.0%
All other expenses $329-$329- 0.6%
Insurance $250-$250- 0.5%
Information technology $150-$150- 0.3%
Total$50,939100%

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2011 · Form 990 · $45,709 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $17,370
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $9,725$9,725-- 21.3%
Other (as described)RENTAL HALLS $8,428$8,428-- 18.4%
Other (as described) EventRECEPTIONS AND CONCERT $7,645$7,645-- 16.7%
Office expenses $5,632-$5,632- 12.3%
Advertising and promotion $3,780$2,400$1,380- 8.3%
Other (as described)ARTISTS/MUSICIAN FEES $2,819$2,819-- 6.2%
Information technology $2,228-$2,228- 4.9%
Fees: accounting $2,000-$2,000- 4.4%
Depreciation and depletion $1,693-$1,693- 3.7%
Travel $786$786-- 1.7%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $697-$697- 1.5%
All other expenses $276-$276- 0.6%
Total$45,709100%

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2010 · Form 990 · $43,883 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $15,131
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $13,763$13,763-- 31.4%
Office expenses $8,189-$8,189- 18.7%
Advertising and promotion $5,544$2,998$2,546- 12.6%
Other (as described)ARTISTS/MUSICIAN FEES $3,000$3,000-- 6.8%
Travel $2,768$2,768-- 6.3%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $2,038-$2,038- 4.6%
Depreciation and depletion $1,693-$1,693- 3.9%
Other (as described)PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO $1,598$1,598-- 3.6%
Other (as described) EventRECEPTIONS $1,368$1,368-- 3.1%
Information technology $1,327-$1,327- 3.0%
Other (as described)TRANSLATION SERVICES $1,100$1,100-- 2.5%
Fees: accounting $1,000-$1,000- 2.3%
All other expenses $495-$495- 1.1%
Total$43,883100%

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2009 · Form 990 · $120,273 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,000 · events $63,369
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $60,174$60,174-- 50.0%
Advertising and promotion $13,973$9,742$4,231- 11.6%
Office expenses $12,767-$12,767- 10.6%
Travel $9,156$9,156-- 7.6%
Other (as described)ARTISTS/MUSICIAN FEES $5,850$5,850-- 4.9%
Other (as described)PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO $4,190$4,190-- 3.5%
Other (as described) EventRECEPTIONS $3,195$3,195-- 2.7%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $2,018-$2,018- 1.7%
Grants to US individuals $2,000$2,000-- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $2,000-$2,000- 1.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,693-$1,693- 1.4%
Other (as described)TRANSLATION SERVICES $1,300$1,300-- 1.1%
Information technology $1,273-$1,273- 1.1%
All other expenses $684-$684- 0.6%
Total$120,273100%

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