Civic Intelligence

Where Music Carries Us Inc.

EIN 83-2538841 • 501(c)3 • Princeton, NJ

Pub. 78 EligibleNTEE A68

Profile

Public Charity music services to serve local communities.

259 Nassau St P O Box 286Princeton, NJ 08540

wheremusiccarriesus.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

4th percentile

-187%

Higher net margin than 4% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A68 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

73rd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 73% of similar nonprofits.

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

NTEE A68 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

19th percentile

-34%

Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A68 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

6th percentile

-79%

Faster revenue growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE A68 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$2,950

Down $1,499 (-34%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$2,950

Down $1,499 (-34%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin4th percentile

Revenue

Down

$800

Down $2,921 (-79%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$2,299

Down $317 (-12%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$1,499

Down $2,604 (-236%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth19th percentile

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

$6.0K$4.0K$2.0K$0Assets 2019: $2,274Net Assets 2019: $2,2742019Assets 2020: $3,009Net Assets 2020: $3,0092020Assets 2021: $2,544Net Assets 2021: $2,5442021Assets 2022: $3,344Net Assets 2022: $3,3442022Assets 2023: $4,449Net Assets 2023: $4,4492023Assets 2024: $2,950Net Assets 2024: $2,9502024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$2,950
Liabilities-
Net Assets$2,950
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth6th percentile

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

$10K$5.0K$0-$5.0KRevenue 2019: $3,175Expenses 2019: $901Net Income 2019: $2,2742019Revenue 2020: $8,620Expenses 2020: $7,885Net Income 2020: $7352020Revenue 2021: $8,891Expenses 2021: $9,356Net Income 2021: -$4652021Revenue 2022: $7,015Expenses 2022: $6,215Net Income 2022: $8002022Revenue 2023: $3,721Expenses 2023: $2,616Net Income 2023: $1,1052023Revenue 2024: $800Expenses 2024: $2,299Net Income 2024: -$1,4992024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$800
Expenses$2,299
Net Income-$1,499
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$2,950
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$2,950
Revenue
$800
Expenses
$2,299
Net income
-$1,499
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2,950$2,950$800$2,299$1,499
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4,449$4,449$3,721$2,616$1,105
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3,344$3,344$7,015$6,215$800
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2,544$2,544$8,891$9,356$465
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3,009$3,009$8,620$7,885$735
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2,274$2,274$3,175$901$2,274
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Apr 13, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$800
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Public Charity music services to serve local communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Elm Court Concert-$296
AAPI, Arm in Arm--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay73rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jing FengVice PresidentPT$0--
Yafeng JiaoPresidentPT$0--
Lei LiDirectorPT$0--
Andrew BlecknerDirectorPT$0--
Yang YangDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Where Music Carries Us Inc
EIN
83-2538841
Phone
7327639173
Address
259 Nassau St P O Box 286, Princeton, NJ 08540

Signing Officer

Name
Yafeng Jiao
Title
President
Signed
2025-04-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Grey Matters Business Associates LLC
Address
6 Black Rock Road, Yardley, PA 19067
Preparer
Qing Zhang
Phone
9089303986
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $70”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $296”

Other Expenses.1

“mailbox $236”

Other Expenses.2

“President Serv Award $68”

Other Expenses.3

“license fee $31”

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