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Crossing Borders Music Collective

EIN 45-4368130 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL

Profile

Crossing Borders Music is a multicultural organization of color that shares the stories and music of those whose voices are suppressed because of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation, other identity, or related trauma. We do this through free, accessible programs in community spaces in service and affirmation of our communities and collaborators. The mission of Crossing Borders Music is to use music to promote the dignity of people from all cultures.

1330 W Albion Ave Unit GChicago, IL 60626

www.crossingbordersmusic.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

59th percentile

7.0%

Higher net margin than 59% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$38,494

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 21.1% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

80th percentile

26%

Faster asset growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

79th percentile

32%

Faster revenue growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

Assets

Up

$61,242

Up $12,814 (+26%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$61,242

Up $12,814 (+26%) from 2024

Revenue

Up

$182,328

Up $44,296 (+32%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$169,514

Up $20,658 (+14%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$12,814

Up $23,638 (+218%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2019: $13,644Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $20,838Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $56,794Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $56,7942021Assets 2022: $58,696Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $58,6962022Assets 2023: $59,252Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $59,2522023Assets 2024: $48,428Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $48,4282024Assets 2025: $61,242Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $61,2422025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$61,242
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$61,242

Operations Trend

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2019: $70,352Expenses 2019: $69,091Net Income 2019: $1,2612019Revenue 2020: $68,767Expenses 2020: $61,573Net Income 2020: $7,1942020Revenue 2021: $115,336Expenses 2021: $79,380Net Income 2021: $35,9562021Revenue 2022: $107,954Expenses 2022: $106,052Net Income 2022: $1,9022022Revenue 2023: $136,541Expenses 2023: $135,985Net Income 2023: $5562023Revenue 2024: $138,032Expenses 2024: $148,856Net Income 2024: -$10,8242024Revenue 2025: $182,328Expenses 2025: $169,514Net Income 2025: $12,8142025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$182,328
Expenses$169,514
Net Income$12,814

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Nov 15, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$182,328
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of Crossing Borders Music is to use music to promote the dignity of people from all cultures. We envision a more harmonious world in which people experience musical and artistic dimensions of cultures in such a way that influences how they shop, invest, travel, volunteer, do business, and live their day-to-day lives. To this end, Crossing Borders Music shares moving music and compelling stories of people from under-represented cultures in a way that affirms and uplifts. Crossing Borders Music also presents educational programs to foster young people's awareness of the diversity and richness of cultures and their music.

Crossing Borders Music is a multicultural organization of color that shares the stories and music of those whose voices are suppressed because of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation, other identity, or related trauma. We do this through free, accessible programs in community spaces in service and affirmation of our communities and collaborators. The mission of Crossing Borders Music is to use music to promote the dignity of people from all cultures.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
In FY25, Crossing Borders Music shared 61 concerts reaching approximately 2960 adults and 4160 students, primarily in Chicago Public Schools. Crossing Borders Music also added 86 videos to its online music library - both world premiere string quartet performances and videos documenting Rohingya musicians' performance practices in the Cox's Bazar Refugee camps of Bangladesh. These videos of Rohingya music are a part of CBM's news Rohingya Music Virtual Library, one of the world's largest collections of online information about Rohingya music, created and published to document endangered Rohingya cultural traditions. Altogether, videos in CBM's online music library were viewed 81,000 times in the past year. CBM also commissioned 7 new string quartet compositions and arrangements. Finally, CBM ran its annual Young Composers Project providing music composition lessons and mentorship to four youth from music programs in the Garfield Park and North Lawndale neighborhoods of Chicago.$0$129,228
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Thomas ClowesArtistic Director And CellistPT$38,494-$38,494
Marschnee StrongExecutive DirectorPT$35,377-$35,377
Scout FynnDirector Of Marketing And Social EngagementPT$4,269-$4,269
Curtis SmithPast-President-$0--
Michael KingSecretary-$0--
Mi Ran ChoiDirector-$0--
Casandra HollidayPresident-$0--
Tom McNultyDirector-$0--
Nik RanaDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Crossing Borders Music Collective
EIN
45-4368130
Phone
7734422195
Address
1330 W Albion Ave Unit G, Chicago, IL 60626

Signing Officer

Name
Tom Clowes
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7734422195
Signed
2025-11-15
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

Composer fees 8,883_ Production Expenses 13,279 _ Marketing Free Concerts 6447 _ Administrative and Office Expenses 3,894 _ Association Membership Fees 353 _ Re grant to collaborators 6,600 _ Website Maintenance 661 _ Payroll Service 662

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