Musicians on Call Inc

“Form 990 is reviewed by management and sent to all board members for review prior to filing with the irs.”

“Annually, board members and officers must review and sign the conflict of interest policy. If there is a conflict of interest, the person would recuse him or herself from any vote. Transactions and business relationships are monitored and evaluated for any potential conflict of interest and reviewed to determine if one exists. If one were to exist, that individual would have to recuse themselves from any decisions related to the transaction and disclose that relationship to the organization.”

“The compensation committee meets at a minimum of once a year to discuss the president and ceo's compensation. The president and ceo has a written compensation agreement that was approved by the compensation committee. Any discretionary bonuses awarded to the president and ceo are proposed by the compensation committee and approved by the full board.”

“The organization undergoes an annual budgeting process. Salaries for other officers on staff are set by the president and ceo and approved by the board during the budget approval process.”

“Minnesota, mississippi, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north carolina, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, tennessee, utah, virginia, west virginia, wisconsin”

“Form 990 and financial statements are available on the organization's website as well as giving matters.com. Governing documents and conflict of interest statements are available upon request.”

“Line 4a program service accomplishment (continued): the strong foundation built in 2024 is supporting the organization's efforts to significantly scale the healing power of music, leaning on innovative technology to activate the compassion, enthusiasm and talents of hundreds more volunteers in moc communities in 2025. Over the course of 2024, musicians on call played for a total of 36,954 patients, family members and caregivers. Through moc's bedside and virtual programs, the organization delivered live music to 43 hospital partners across 18 major us cities. Compared to 2023, moc showed a significant increase in impact among key outcomes for in-person bedside programming. Using the talents of over 300 volunteers, moc provided a total of 806 bedside shifts -accounting for an estimated 9,600 hours of live music to the thousands of people reached in 2024. In total, moc served 25,186 patients, family members, and caregivers with live performances at the bedside and in hospital doorways. One significant contributing factor to moc's increase in people served was the expansion to 14 additional active hospital partners in 2024. Musicians on call also advanced its geographic expansion goals through significant development of its bedside programming in multiple regions, including the brand new additions of programming in portland (or) and richmond (va), while also launching programs in houston (tx). Moc virtual utilizes video conferencing technology to broadcast live performances to those in need of remote, live music through one-on-one intimate performances and hospital-wide concerts. Because of this unique setup, volunteers and those dialing in can be located all over the country, and multiple hospitals can join, enabling music to reach hundreds of patients at once. Moc also maintained virtual programs to make music more accessible to patients of many different backgrounds, including el programa virtual en espaol (spanish language virtual program) and adding subtitles to all virtual programming. Moc virtual almost doubled its total number of program shifts from 2023's outcomes. By the end of 2024, musicians on call had provided 456 shifts and served 11,768 patients, family members and caregivers through its innovative virtual performances. Through both the moc bedside and virtual programs, musicians on call hosted some incredible celebrity performances for prom, national hospital week, childhood cancer awareness month, veterans day and hope for the holidays, including artists like dolly, brenda lee, mickey guyton, old dominion, lauren alaina, gavin degraw, alicia witt, craig morgan, sara evans, chapel hart, the bellamy brothers, charles esten, scotty mccreery, dustin lynch, tigirlily gold, tiera kennedy, and more. Moc gave patients the tools to access the healing power of music at their bedside through its moc streaming program, which is available in hospitals in all 50 states. Facilities received tablets pre-programmed with amazon music streaming services and top-of-the-line noise-canceling headphones. The tablets have custom-curated playlists featuring music that promotes positivity and healing in the hospital environment. The moc songwriting program educates patients on the process of writing and recording an original song as an outlet to channel emotions from the hospital experience. During the program, patients work with an experienced singer/songwriter to learn and participate in the songwriting process.”

“Moc songwriting in 2024, the organization conducted its moc songwriting program, where patients work with musicians to create an original song. During this program, two pediatric cancer survivors partnered with hit songwriters to write a healing anthem that inspired patients going through their own cancer battles. The song was released across all streaming platforms.”