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CENTER FOR ADVANCED MUSICAL STUDIES

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $130K · expenses $129K · assets $2K

EIN
81-0648602
Address
PO BOX 108, HANOVER, NH 03755-0108
Website
www.chosenvalemusic.org
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2004
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Mission

To present two, 2-week musical seminars.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person 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
Edward Carroll Director2013-2025 $27,000$244,500 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Tom Dambly Vice President2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Barbara Gerling Secretary2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Ted Jastrzembski Treasurer2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Teese Gohl Board Member2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Alan Lelchuk Board Member2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Stanford Thompson President2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Nicolas Bejarano Isaza Board Member2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Bob Malone Board Member2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $27K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Edward Carroll Director40 $27,000-- $27,0001
Tom Dambly Vice President5 $0-- $01
Barbara Gerling Secretary5 $0-- $01
Ted Jastrzembski Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Teese Gohl Board Member5 $0-- $01
Alan Lelchuk Board Member5 $0-- $01
Stanford Thompson President5 $0-- $01
Nicolas Bejarano Isaza Board Member5 $0-- $01
Bob Malone Board Member5 $0-- $01
2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Edward Carroll Director40 $13,500-- $13,5001
Tom Dambly Vice President5 $0-- $01
Barbara Gerling Secretary5 $0-- $01
Ted Jastrzembski Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Teese Gohl Board Member5 $0-- $01
Alan Lelchuk Board Member5 $0-- $01
Stanford Thompson President5 $0-- $01
Nicolas Bejarano Isaza Board Member5 $0-- $01
Bob Malone Board Member5 $0-- $01
2023 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $23K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Edward Carroll Director80 $23,000-- $23,0001
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Edward Carroll Director80 $0-- $01
2019 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $47K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Edward Carroll Director80 $47,000$0$0 $47,0001
2018 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $34K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWARD CARROLL DIRECTOR80 $34,000$0$0 $34,0001
2017 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $34K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWARD CARROLL DIRECTOR80 $34,000$0$0 $34,0001
2016 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $34K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWARD CARROLL DIRECTOR80 $34,000$0$0 $34,0001
2013 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $32K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWARD CARROLL DIRECTOR18 $32,000$0$0 $32,0001

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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,364$128,807 $2,180$2,180 $52,664$77,700 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$89,093$92,486 $623$623 $9,078$80,015 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,627$109,484 $4,016$4,016 $91,477$5,150 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,325$15,265 $30,258$30,258 $6,575$7,750 ---
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$197,022$186,441 $31,198$76,862 $29,912$167,110 $47,00005
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$182,610$175,867 $20,617$66,281 $26,500$156,110 $34,00005
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,435$176,205 $17,831$59,538 $17,500$175,935 $34,0000-
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$188,057$173,114 $19,368$42,308 $9,800$178,257 $34,0000-
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$151,770$160,525 $18,920$0 $14,320$137,450 $32,0000-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $7,738 in all, tax years 2023 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
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$7,738 2023$7,738
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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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $128,807 spent · pay $53,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $55,090 42.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $53,000 41.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,980 13.2%
Fees to independent contractors $2,055 1.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,682 1.3%
Total$128,807100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $92,486 spent · pay $29,504 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50,873 55.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $29,504 31.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,525 10.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,807 2.0%
Printing, publications, postage $777 0.8%
Total$92,486100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $109,484 spent · pay $38,070 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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Fees to independent contractors $2,817 2.6%
Printing, publications, postage $411 0.4%
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $15,265 spent · pay $10,500 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $10,500 68.8%
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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,500 9.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $217 1.4%
Printing, publications, postage $165 1.1%
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2019 · Form 990 · $186,441 spent · pay $84,675 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $50,249$44,249$6,000- 27.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $47,000$47,000-- 25.2%
Pay: disqualified persons $37,675$37,675-- 20.2%
Other (as described)Provisions $14,000$14,000-- 7.5%
Other (as described)Caterers $12,062$12,062-- 6.5%
Travel $9,658$9,538$120- 5.2%
Other (as described)Piano rental $7,000$7,000-- 3.8%
All other expenses $1,573$1,573-- 0.8%
Fees: professional fundraisers $1,470--$1,470 0.8%
Insurance $1,440-$1,440- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $1,433-$1,433- 0.8%
Other (as described)Printing and Publications $1,321-$1,321- 0.7%
Information technology $899-$899- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 0.2%
Office expenses $311-$311- 0.2%
Total$186,441100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $175,867 spent · pay $81,936 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $63,673$63,673-- 36.2%
Pay: disqualified persons $47,936$47,936-- 27.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $34,000$34,000-- 19.3%
Travel $22,315$22,315-- 12.7%
Office expenses $5,132$4,850$282- 2.9%
Fees: other services $1,185$405$780- 0.7%
Insurance $1,052$1,052-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $387-$387- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $187-$187- 0.1%
Total$175,867100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $176,205 spent · pay $85,149 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $51,149$51,149-- 29.0%
Occupancy $47,790$47,790-- 27.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $34,000$34,000-- 19.3%
All other expenses $18,317$18,317-- 10.4%
Travel $10,760$10,760-- 6.1%
Other (as described)PIANO RENTALS $7,000$7,000-- 4.0%
Other (as described)LIGHTS $2,390$2,390-- 1.4%
Other (as described)GRANT WRITING $1,530--$1,530 0.9%
Office expenses $1,153$859$294- 0.7%
Insurance $1,052$1,052-- 0.6%
Other (as described)HOSPITALITY $527$527-- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $187-$187- 0.1%
Total$176,205100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $173,114 spent · pay $79,129 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $48,340$48,340-- 27.9%
Pay: disqualified persons $45,129$45,129-- 26.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $34,000$34,000-- 19.6%
All other expenses $25,085$25,085-- 14.5%
Travel $10,039$10,039-- 5.8%
Other (as described)GRANT WRITING $2,800$2,800-- 1.6%
Other (as described)LIGHTS $2,390$2,390-- 1.4%
Other (as described)PIANO MOVES $1,659$1,659-- 1.0%
Office expenses $1,360$1,250$110- 0.8%
Insurance $1,052$1,052-- 0.6%
Other (as described)HOSPITALITY $600-$600- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $310-$310- 0.2%
Total$173,114100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $160,525 spent · pay $75,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $43,000$43,000-- 26.8%
Other (as described)RENT ESM $35,334$35,334-- 22.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $32,000$32,000-- 19.9%
All other expenses $30,640$30,340$300- 19.1%
Travel $6,760$6,760-- 4.2%
Other (as described)RENT $6,000$6,000-- 3.7%
Office expenses $4,036$3,936$100- 2.5%
Other (as described)LASALETTE $2,340$2,340-- 1.5%
Advertising and promotion $310-$310- 0.2%
Other (as described)MUSIC $105$105-- 0.1%
Total$160,525100%

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