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LFMG MUSIC ACADEMY

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.3M · expenses $190K · assets $1.2M

EIN
93-2814799
Address
1017 E MAIN ST, MONTROSE, CO 81401-4041
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2023
Cross-check
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Mission

At LFMG Music Academy, our mission is to inspire youth through music by providing them with the tools, resources, and relationships they need to thrive in the studio, at school, and in life. We believe music is more than art its a pathway to confidence, community, and leadership. Through hands-on learning, mentorship, and real-world opportunities, we help young people find their voice and use it to create positive change.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Valentina Atencio Trustee2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Nate Hughes Trustee2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Edgar J Nava Quiroz Executive Dir.2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Jahaziel S Serrano President2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Miguel A Cantu Secretary2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Sierra Quintana Trustee2025 0 $0 reported 1
Clara Carrasco Vice President2025 0 $0 reported 1
Matt Jones (former) Vice President2024 0 $0 reported 1
Cesar Ruiz (former) Treasurer2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Valentina Atencio Trustee0 $0$0$0 $01
Nate Hughes Trustee0 $0$0$0 $01
Edgar J Nava Quiroz Executive Dir.0 $0$0$0 $01
Sierra Quintana Trustee0 $0$0$0 $01
Jahaziel S Serrano President0 $0$0$0 $01
Clara Carrasco Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Miguel A Cantu Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Valentina Atencio Trustee0 $0$0$0 $01
Nate Hughes Trustee0 $0$0$0 $01
Edgar J Nava Quiroz Executive Dir.0 $0$0$0 $01
Jahaziel S Serrano President0 $0$0$0 $01
Matt Jones Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Cesar Ruiz Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Miguel A Cantu Secretary0 $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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,276,222$189,868 $1,167,821$1,167,555 $1,259,628$13,397 $0020
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$205,673$124,472 $81,252$81,201 $203,195$917 $00-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $125,000 in all, tax years 2024 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
THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LFMG MUSIC ACADEMY” 2024 1$125,000 2024$125,000
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $189,868 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,676
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $67,236$40,255$7,500$19,481 35.4%
Fees: management $48,000$36,000$12,000- 25.3%
Occupancy $37,278$33,550$3,728- 19.6%
Other (as described) $30,918$23,142$7,776- 16.3%
Office expenses $2,440$1,058$1,382- 1.3%
Travel $1,553$582$971- 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $844$844-- 0.4%
Insurance $805$805-- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $794-$794- 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $3,774$882reported apart
Total$189,868100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $124,472 spent · pay $13,391 · grants $0 · events $1,148
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) $51,796$49,859$1,937- 41.6%
Occupancy $42,710$38,439$4,271- 34.3%
Other salaries and wages $13,391$13,391-- 10.8%
Fees: other services $10,581$10,581-- 8.5%
Advertising and promotion $2,842$1,672$1,170- 2.3%
Travel $1,952$1,757$195- 1.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $582-$582- 0.5%
Fees: legal $299-$299- 0.2%
Office expenses $199-$199- 0.2%
Insurance $120$120-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $2,093$566reported apart
Total$124,472100%

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