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NEW ENGLAND SUZUKI INSTITUTE

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $184K · expenses $174K · assets $90K

EIN
20-8206381
Address
PO BOX 11593, PORTLAND, ME 04104-7593
Website
www.newenglandsuzukiinstitute.org
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2007
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Mission

NESI is dedicated to the philosophy of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki-to nurture each student's character through the beauty of music and the pursuit of excellence through character building and to further his vision for world peace.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

5 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
Yasmin Craig Vitalius Co-Director2021-2024 $13,200$49,200 1
Wendy Sawicki Co-Director2021-2024 $13,200$49,200 1
Aimee Morrill Briant Board member2020-2024 $2,375$4,915 1
Becky Hanaburgh Secretary & board member2023-2024 $2,150$3,258 1
Anne McKee Board member2024 $1,905$1,905 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 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
Gayatri Yadavalli President & board member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Sellers Treasurer & board member2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Daniel Strange President & board member2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Nancy Merwin Board member2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Lee Board member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ben Russell Vide President & board member2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Nikki Ronan Board member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Shannon Hanley (former) Secretary & board member2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Heather Wasklewicz (former) Board member2020-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Mayo (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
April Noonan (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Melinda Nasardinov (former) Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Zachary Brown (former) Treasurer2020 2 $0 reported 1
Ruth Dean (former) Director2020 1 $0 reported 1
Eliza Nichols (former) Director2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · 5 paid, $33K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Wendy Sawicki Co-Director8 $13,200-$0 $13,2001
Yasmin Craig Vitalius Co-Director8 $13,200-$0 $13,2001
Aimee Morrill Briant Board member1 $2,375-$0 $2,3751
Becky Hanaburgh Secretary & board member2 $2,150-$0 $2,1501
Anne McKee Board member1 $1,905-$0 $1,9051
Daniel Strange President & board member2 $0-$0 $01
Ben Russell Vide President & board member2 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Sellers Treasurer & board member2 $0-$0 $01
Chris Lee Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Gayatri Yadavalli President & board member1 $0-$0 $01
Nikki Ronan Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Merwin Board member1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 12 people listed · 4 paid, $28K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Yasmin Vitalius Co-Director8 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
Wendy Sawicki Co-Director8 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
Aimee Morrill Briant Board member1 $2,540-$0 $2,5401
Becky Hanaburgh Board member1 $1,108-$0 $1,1081
Gayatri Yadavalli President & board member2 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Sellers Treasurer & board member2 $0-$0 $01
Shannon Hanley Secretary & board member2 $0-$0 $01
Daniel Strange Vice President & board member2 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Merwin Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Lee Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Heather Wasklewicz Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Ben Russell Board member1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · 2 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Yasmin Vitalius Co-Director8 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
Wendy Sawicki Co-Director8 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
Gayatri Yadavalli President2 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Sellers Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Shannon Hanley Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
Daniel Strange Vide President2 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Merwin Director1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Lee Director1 $0-$0 $01
Heather Wasklewicz Director1 $0-$0 $01
Aimee Morrill Briant Director1 $0-$0 $01
Ben Russell Director1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 12 people listed · 2 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Wendy Sawicki Co-Director8 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
Yasmin Vitalius Co-Director8 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
Gayatri Yadavalli President1 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Sellers Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Shannon Hanley Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Mayo Director1 $0-$0 $01
April Noonan Director1 $0-$0 $01
Daniel Strange Director1 $0-$0 $01
Melinda Nasardinov Director1 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Merwin Director1 $0-$0 $01
Heather Wasklewicz Director1 $0-$0 $01
Aimee Morrill Briant Director1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elizabeth Sellers President2 $0-$0 $01
Gayatri Yadavalli Vice President2 $0-$0 $01
Zachary Brown Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Shannon Hanley Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Aimee Morrill Briant director1 $0-$0 $01
Ruth Dean Director1 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Mayo Director1 $0-$0 $01
April Noonan Director1 $0-$0 $01
Eliza Nichols Director1 $0-$0 $01
Melinda Nasardinov Director1 $0-$0 $01
Nancy Merwin Director1 $0-$0 $01
Heather Wasklewicz Director1 $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 2025-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,031$173,804 $89,736$87,988 $18,416$164,139 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$186,194$218,312 $79,304$77,761 $16,802$168,121 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$148,073$81,914 $111,391$109,879 $10,110$137,961 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$153,407$138,046 $42,568$42,394 $25,362$128,043 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,678$38,976 $27,033$27,033 $15,066$23,610 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $16,248 in all, tax years 2010 to 2023. 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
DAVIS FAMILY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2010, 2022 2$15,895 2022$9,945
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NEW ENGLAND SUZUKI INSTITUTE” 2020-2023 4$353 2023$68
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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 · $173,804 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $86,332 49.7%
Fees to independent contractors $78,686 45.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,088 4.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,698 1.0%
Total$173,804100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $218,312 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $136,041 62.3%
Fees to independent contractors $67,323 30.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,738 6.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,210 0.6%
Total$218,312100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $81,914 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $66,752 81.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,029 17.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,133 1.4%
Total$81,914100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $138,046 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Printing, publications, postage $1,511 1.1%
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $38,976 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,437 8.8%
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