Civic Intelligence

Merrimack Valley Community Music School Inc

EIN 27-0830553 • 501(c)3 • Andover, MA

Profile

Instruction in the Performing Arts

41 Central StAndover, MA 01810

mvmusicchool.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

28th percentile

-13%

Higher net margin than 28% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

38th percentile

-12%

Faster asset growth than 38% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

27th percentile

-30%

Faster revenue growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$55,005

Down $7,442 (-12%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$55,005

Down $7,442 (-12%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin28th percentile

Revenue

Down

$59,245

Down $24,858 (-30%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$66,687

Down $21,462 (-24%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$7,442

Down $3,396 (-84%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth38th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2015: $14,957Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $14,9572015Assets 2016: $14,078Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $14,0782016Assets 2017: $10,428Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $10,4282017Assets 2022: $42,544Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $42,5442022Assets 2023: $66,493Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $66,4932023Assets 2024: $62,447Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $62,4472024Assets 2025: $55,005Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $55,0052025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$55,005
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$55,005
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth27th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2015: $86,137Expenses 2015: $89,062Net Income 2015: -$2,9252015Revenue 2016: $82,033Expenses 2016: $81,407Net Income 2016: $6262016Revenue 2017: $51,196Expenses 2017: $54,896Net Income 2017: -$3,7002017Revenue 2022: $77,599Expenses 2022: $67,304Net Income 2022: $10,2952022Revenue 2023: $62,946Expenses 2023: $63,793Net Income 2023: -$8472023Revenue 2024: $84,103Expenses 2024: $88,149Net Income 2024: -$4,0462024Revenue 2025: $59,245Expenses 2025: $66,687Net Income 2025: -$7,4422025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$59,245
Expenses$66,687
Net Income-$7,442
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$55,005
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$55,005
Revenue
$59,245
Expenses
$66,687
Net income
-$7,442
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$55.0$0.00$55.0$59.2$66.7$7.44
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$62.4$0.00$62.4$84.1$88.1$4.05
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$66.5$0.00$66.5$62.9$63.8$0.85
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$42.5$0.00$42.5$77.6$67.3$10.3
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.4$0.00$10.4$51.2$54.9$3.70
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.1$0.00$14.1$82.0$81.4$0.63
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.0$0.00$15.0$86.1$89.1$2.93
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Oct 31, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$59,245
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Instruction in the Performing Arts

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Offering music lesson and ensemblesto students of all means$12,292$66,686
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Valerie WaltonExec Director-$0--
Teresa MyersTreasurer-$0--
Patty BraydenDirector-$0--
Tad HitchcockDirector-$0--
Andre SolomanSecyclerk-$0--
Mark WartmanPresident-$0--
Carol SmolenskiDirector-$0--
Jordan PotashDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Merrimack Valley Community Music School Inc
EIN
27-0830553
In Care Of
% Valerie Walton
Address
41 Central St, Andover, MA 01810

Signing Officer

Name
Valerie Walton
Title
Exec Director
Phone
6176949656
Signed
2025-10-31
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Walter Fey CPA PC
Address
23 Randolph St, Arlington, MA 02474
Preparer
Walter Fey
Phone
7814245324
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10

“Activity Performing Arts Grants Grantee Various Cultural Councils Relationship None Amount 12,292”

Raw XML Appendix162 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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