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EARLY MUSIC GUILD OF SEATTLE

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $616K · expenses $628K · assets $443K

Also known as
Early Music Seattle
EIN
91-0999643
Address
PO BOX 25893, SEATTLE, WA 98165-1393
Website
www.earlymusicseattle.org
NTEE code
A68Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1978
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Mission

Present Early Music (period) concerts Education and outreach through pre-concert lectures, school programs, virtual education opportunities to local musicians who perform early music.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Ludovica Punzi Executive Director2023-2024 $91,410$187,860 1
Dr August Denhard (former) Executive Director2020-2022 $62,882$188,245 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

20 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
James Hessler President2020-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Harry Reinert Vice President2020-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Richard Ginnis Treasurer2020-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Sara Thompson Secretary2024 6 $0 reported 1
Kaley Lane Eaton Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Jason Harris Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Babak Kiavchi Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Anna Marsh Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Richardo De La Torre Director2024 3 $0 reported 1
Aly Gardner-Shelby (former) Director2020-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Mauricio Roman (former) Director2020-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Sarah Thompson (former) Director2020-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Laura Payne (former) Director2021-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Lindsey StrandPolyak (former) Artist Representative2023 3 $0 reported 1
Britt East (former) Director2020-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Lindsey Strand-Polyak (former) Director2021-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Lourdes Orive (former) Director2020-2021 3 $0 reported 1
Nick Ketter (former) Director2021 3 $0 reported 1
Frank Houston (former) Director2020 3 $0 reported 1
Christian Moller (former) Director2020 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $91K · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LUDOVICA PUNZI Executive Director40 $91,410$0$0 $91,4101
JAMES HESSLER President6 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD GINNIS Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
SARA THOMPSON Secretary6 $0$0$0 $01
HARRY REINERT Vice President6 $0$0$0 $01
KALEY LANE EATON Director3 $0$0$0 $01
JASON HARRIS Director3 $0$0$0 $01
BABAK KIAVCHI Director3 $0$0$0 $01
ANNA MARSH Director3 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARDO DE LA TORRE Director3 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $96K · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ludovica Punzi Executive Director40 $89,250$0$7,200 $96,4501
James Hessler President6 $0$0$0 $01
Aly Gardner-Shelby Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Harry Reinert Vice President6 $0$0$0 $01
Richard Ginnis Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Mauricio Roman Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Thompson Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Laura Payne Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Lindsey StrandPolyak Artist Representative3 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $63K · 4 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr August Denhard Executive Director40 $56,250$0$6,632 $62,8821
James Hessler President6 $0$0$0 $01
Aly Gardner-Shelby Vice-President6 $0$0$0 $01
Harry Reinert Secretary6 $0$0$0 $01
Richard Ginnis Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Britt East Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Mauricio Roman Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Thompson Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Laura Payne Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Lindsey Strand-Polyak Director3 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $63K · 4 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr August Denhard Executive Director40 $55,000$0$7,668 $62,6681
James Hessler President6 $0$0$0 $01
Aly Gardner-Shelby Vice-President6 $0$0$0 $01
Harry Reinert Secretary6 $0$0$0 $01
Richard Ginnis Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Britt East Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Lourdes Orive Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Mauricio Roman Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Thompson Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Nick Ketter Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Laura Payne Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Lindsey Strand-Polyak Director3 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $63K · 4 employees · 38 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr August Denhard Executive Director40 $55,000$0$7,695 $62,6951
James Hessler President6 $0$0$0 $01
Aly Gardner-Shelby Vice-President6 $0$0$0 $01
Harry Reinert Secretary6 $0$0$0 $01
Richard Ginnis Treasurer6 $0$0$0 $01
Britt East Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Frank Houston Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Christian Moller Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Lourdes Orive Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Mauricio Roman Director3 $0$0$0 $01
Sarah Thompson Director3 $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 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$615,786$628,163 $443,064$290,767 $413,347$177,406 $91,4103-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$536,251$529,068 $458,362$306,647 $377,086$152,395 $89,2503-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$451,123$517,995 $422,011$283,565 $340,243$103,100 $56,25044
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$463,022$474,531 $467,932$341,086 $367,347$87,906 $55,0004-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$477,032$313,134 $475,664$363,782 $466,871$18,943 $55,000438

Funders of this organization

14 grantors reported grants to this organization, $519,280 in all, tax years 2009 to 2025. 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
ARTSFUND Public charity Exact 2009-2021, 2023 14$160,355 2023$7,850
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2017, 2020-2024 6$91,200 2024$27,900
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2022 4$69,291 2022$7,289
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022, 2024 4$40,322 2024$6,000
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MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$25,667 2024$5,620
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COOPER-NEWELL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EARLY MUSIC GUILD OF SEATTLE” 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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MARKS FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EARLY MUSIC GUILD OF SEATTLE” 2023-2025 3$20,000 2025$10,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2014, 2024 2$20,000 2024$10,000
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THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2010, 2013 3$17,439 2013$5,439
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2021 3$17,150 2021$5,750
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$6,325 2016$6,325
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GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EARLY MUSIC GUILD OF SEATTLE” 2012-2014 3$6,285 2014$2,520
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EARLY MUSIC GUILD OF SEATTLE” 2020-2023 4$246 2023$31
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Who funds organizations like this

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$2,369,838144 382014–2024 TAMWORTH MUSIC FESTIVAL INC; ART OF ELAN; APPLETON COMMUNITY MUSIC INC; CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST LOUIS INC and 34 more
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR funds this one DAF sponsor$1,141,85033 142014–2024 ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL; EARSHOT JAZZ SOCIETY OF SEATTLE; MUSIC IN THE SOMERSET HILLS INC; GOTHAM EARLY MUSIC SCENE and 10 more
RAYNIER INSTITUTE & FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,095,00011 22016–2025 EARSHOT JAZZ SOCIETY OF SEATTLE; THE KEY TO CHANGE
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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 990 · $628,163 spent · pay $198,791 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $267,541$267,541-- 42.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $91,410$63,997$9,217$18,196 14.6%
Advertising and promotion $75,659$75,659-- 12.0%
Other salaries and wages $73,534$55,151$12,408$5,975 11.7%
Other (as described)Education Program $46,527$46,527-- 7.4%
Payroll taxes $19,940$13,958$1,995$3,987 3.2%
Other employee benefits $13,907$9,735$1,391$2,781 2.2%
Other (as described)Ticket Cost $6,979$6,979-- 1.1%
Other (as described)Merchant Fees $6,824$6,824-- 1.1%
Other (as described)DevelopmentFundraising $6,366--$6,366 1.0%
Office expenses $5,980$2,095$3,885- 1.0%
Information technology $3,725-$3,725- 0.6%
Interest $3,156-$3,156- 0.5%
All other expenses $3,080$3,080-- 0.5%
Insurance $2,717$1,766$951- 0.4%
Fees: investment management $818$818-- 0.1%
Total$628,163100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $529,068 spent · pay $221,886 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $166,584$166,584-- 31.5%
Pay: disqualified persons $98,458$73,844$16,614$8,000 18.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $89,250$62,485$9,000$17,765 16.9%
Advertising and promotion $52,345$52,345-- 9.9%
Other (as described)Education programs $49,304$49,304-- 9.3%
Office expenses $24,882$8,824$16,058- 4.7%
Payroll taxes $18,791$13,154$1,880$3,757 3.6%
Other employee benefits $15,387$10,771$1,539$3,077 2.9%
Other (as described)Fundraising $5,963--$5,963 1.1%
Interest $2,952-$2,952- 0.6%
Insurance $2,618$1,121$1,497- 0.5%
Information technology $2,534-$2,534- 0.5%
Total$529,068100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $517,995 spent · pay $194,165 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $226,353$226,353-- 43.7%
Other salaries and wages $110,703$44,281$12,177$54,245 21.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $56,250$39,000$8,000$9,250 10.9%
Other (as described)Education programs $44,061$44,061-- 8.5%
Advertising and promotion $16,451$16,451-- 3.2%
Payroll taxes $13,898$9,173$1,390$3,335 2.7%
Other employee benefits $13,314$8,787$1,331$3,196 2.6%
Office expenses $11,825-$11,825- 2.3%
Other (as described)Consulting $9,508-$9,508- 1.8%
Other (as described)Fundraising $7,872--$7,872 1.5%
Interest $2,952-$2,952- 0.6%
Insurance $2,569$1,121$1,448- 0.5%
Information technology $2,239-$2,239- 0.4%
Total$517,995100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $474,531 spent · pay $172,457 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $190,936$190,936-- 40.2%
Other salaries and wages $83,427$35,874$9,177$38,376 17.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $55,000$38,000$8,000$9,000 11.6%
Other (as described)Education programs $32,310$32,310-- 6.8%
Other (as described)Fundraising $24,984--$24,984 5.3%
Office expenses $23,239-$23,239- 4.9%
Payroll taxes $19,931$14,948$3,986$997 4.2%
Advertising and promotion $14,850$14,850-- 3.1%
Other employee benefits $14,099$10,574$2,820$705 3.0%
Interest $6,150-$6,150- 1.3%
Other (as described)Consulting $4,750-$4,750- 1.0%
Insurance $2,489$1,071$1,418- 0.5%
Information technology $2,366-$2,366- 0.5%
Total$474,531100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $313,134 spent · pay $204,120 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $116,246$51,126$13,222$51,898 37.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $55,000$38,000$8,000$9,000 17.6%
Fees: other services $50,597$50,597-- 16.2%
Other (as described)Education programs $28,943$28,943-- 9.2%
Other employee benefits $19,214$14,463$3,799$952 6.1%
Office expenses $18,887-$18,887- 6.0%
Payroll taxes $13,660$10,298$2,612$750 4.4%
Advertising and promotion $4,941$4,941-- 1.6%
Insurance $2,475$1,057$1,418- 0.8%
Information technology $2,351-$2,351- 0.8%
Interest $820-$820- 0.3%
Total$313,134100%

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