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Middle Ear Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 37-2143472

Feb 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on Feb 19, 2025

Organization Profile
1390 N Arroyo BlvdPasadena, CA 91103

(310) 571-8337

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • NTEE A20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • NTEE A20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

92nd percentile

64%

Higher net margin than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • NTEE A20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2024 filings • NTEE A20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

$6,299

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Net Assets

$6,299

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin92nd percentile

Revenue

$9,873

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$3,574

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$6,299

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2024: $6,299Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $6,2992024Assets 2025: $10,143Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $10,1432025

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2024

Assets$6,299
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$6,299
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Revenue 2024: $9,873Expenses 2024: $3,574Net Income 2024: $6,2992024Revenue 2025: $35,716Expenses 2025: $31,872Net Income 2025: $3,8442025

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2024

Revenue$9,873
Expenses$3,574
Net Income$6,299
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Feb 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Feb 19, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$9,873
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Organization's primary exempt purpose: Middle Ear Project advances the public's knowledge and literacy about contemporary arts and culture by researching, contextualizing, and presenting music, visual and performing arts at online and in-person cultural events that are open to the public.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Music for Your Inbox: presented 4 arts programs virtually. Programming included film, music, and visual art disciplines. Programming was delivered to 409 households.$0$3,029
Library Visual Art Partnership Program: presented 2 visual artworks at 4 library branches in the Los Angeles Public Library system. 800 art prints were provided to library patrons to take home for free.$0$192
Community Film Screening: produced 1 screening event that was free to the general public. Event was volunteer run at a donated venue. 45 persons benefitted, including 7 performing and film artists.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Cassia StrebPresidentPT$0--
Jennifer BewerseTreasurerPT$0--
Catherine YunSecretary-$0--
Colbert DavisDirectorPT$0--
Alisa SlaughterDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Middle Ear Project
EIN
37-2143472
Phone
3105718337
Address
1390 N Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103

Signing Officer

Name
Jennifer Bewerse
Title
Treasurer
Phone
3212984966
Signed
2025-02-19
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$6,299
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$6,299
Revenue
$9,873
Expenses
$3,574
Net income
$6,299
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.1$0.00$10.1$35.7$31.9$3.84
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.30$0.00$6.30$9.87$3.57$6.30