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CENTER FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE INC

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2016 · Form 990EZ · revenue $143K · expenses $83K · assets $88K

EIN
27-1609397
Address
PO BOX 7088, BEDMINSTER, NJ 07921-7088
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2024
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Mission

See Organizations Primary Exempt Purpos

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Min Kwon Trustee Director2014-2016 25 $0 reported 1
Peter Sauline Trustee2016 10 $0 reported 1
Martin Kesselhaut Trustee2015-2016 10 $0 reported 1
Jane Kendall Trustee2014-2016 10 $0 reported 1
Peter Saulnier (former) Trustee2014-2015 10 $0 reported 1
Richard Dechristoford (former) Trustee2014 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Min Kwon Trustee Director25 $0-$0 $01
Peter Sauline Trustee10 $0-$0 $01
Martin Kesselhaut Trustee10 $0-$0 $01
Jane Kendall Trustee10 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIN KWON PHD Trustee, Director25 $0-- $01
PETER SAULNIER Trustee10 $0-- $01
MARTIN KESSELHAUT Trustee10 $0-- $01
JANE KENDALL Trustee10 $0-- $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MIN KWON PHD Trustee, Director25 $0-- $01
PETER SAULNIER Trustee10 $0-- $01
RICHARD DECHRISTOFORD Trustee10 $0-- $01
JANE KENDALL Trustee10 $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
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,420$82,654 $87,983$87,983 $95,002$44,345 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,908$140,759 $27,217$27,217 $108,516$12,220 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,458$85,591 $45,068$45,068 $40,000$45,025 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $157,360 in all, tax years 2015 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 2016-2024 9$138,660 2024$5,060
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HALL SCHULTZ FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CENTER FOR MUSICAL EXCELLENCE” 2015-2020 6$18,700 2020$1,000
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Where the money went

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $82,654 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $6,985
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,838 60.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,200 18.4%
Printing, publications, postage $10,566 12.8%
Fees to independent contractors $7,050 8.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$6,985reported apart
Total$82,654100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $140,759 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,578
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $129,323 91.9%
Fees to independent contractors $6,732 4.8%
Printing, publications, postage $4,704 3.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$4,578reported apart
Total$140,759100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $85,591 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $10,052
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $76,592 89.5%
Printing, publications, postage $8,999 10.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$10,052reported apart
Total$85,591100%

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