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Folk Music Center Museum
EIN 95-3257850 • 501(c)3 • Claremont, CA
Profile
Sponsorship of the claremont folk music festival. Provide musical instruments to churches, schools, colleges, and museums for lectures, exhibits, and stage presentations. Provide books and publications for research and productions. Sponsorship of workshops and small concerts at the folk music center. Demonstrations of ethic instruments for hundreds of visitors by museum volunteers. Lectures "instruments from around the world" by museum volunteers to more than a thousand children from public and private schools.
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
17th percentile
Higher net margin than 17% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
53rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
16th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$181,328
Down $424 (-0.2%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Down$181,328
Down $424 (-0.2%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$1,102
Down $1,501 (-58%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$1,525
Down $360 (-19%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$423
Down $1,141 (-159%) from 2023
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Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $181,328
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $181,328
- Revenue
- $1,102
- Expenses
- $1,525
- Net income
- -$423
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024
- Signed
- Jul 2, 2025
- Return Version
- 2023v6.0
- Gross Receipts
- $1,102
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Sponsorship of the claremont folk music festival. Provide musical instruments to churches, schools, colleges, and museums for lectures, exhibits, and stage presentations. Provide books and publications for research and productions. Sponsorship of workshops and small concerts at the folk music center. Demonstrations of ethic instruments for hundreds of visitors by museum volunteers. Lectures "instruments from around the world" by museum volunteers to more than a thousand children from public and private schools.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SPONSORSHIP OF THE CLAREMONT FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL. PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND MUSEUMS FOR LECTURES, EXHIBITS, AND STAGE PRESENTATIONS. PROVIDE BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND PRODUCTIONS. SPONSORSHIP OF WORKSHOPS AND SMALL CONCERTS AT THE FOLK MUSIC CENTER. DEMONSTRATIONS OF ETHIC INSTRUMENTS FOR HUNDREDS OF VISITORS BY MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS. LECTURES "INSTRUMENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD" BY MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS TO MORE THAN A THOUSAND CHILDREN FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. | - | $1,300 |
| SPONSORSHIP OF THE CLAREMONT FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN HARPER | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| ELLEN VERDRIES | Treasurer/Se | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Folk Music Center Museum
- EIN
- 95-3257850
- Phone
- 9096242928
- Address
- 220 YALE AVENUE, CLAREMONT, CA 91711
Signing Officer
- Name
- Ellen Verdries
- Title
- Treasurer/secretary
- Phone
- 9096242928
- Signed
- 2025-07-02
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Yoss Allen Bernstein Lightfoot Llp
- Address
- 300 W FOOTHILL BLVD, CLAREMONT, CA 91711
- Preparer
- John Allen
- Phone
- 9096213023
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses professional services 300 office expense 225 equipment 1,000 total 1,525”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Prepaid expenses and deferred charges 10,000 13,000 musical instruments 139,932 139,932 total 149,932 152,932”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Sponsorship of the claremont folk music festival. Provide musical instruments to churches, schools, colleges, and museums for lectures, exhibits, and stage presentations. Provide books and publications for research and productions. Sponsorship of workshops and small concerts at the folk music center. Demonstrations of ethic instruments for hundreds of visitors by museum volunteers. Lectures "instruments from around the world" by museum volunteers to more than a thousand children from public and private schools.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Sponsorship of the claremont folk music festival. Provide musical instruments to churches, schools, colleges, and museums for lectures, exhibits, and stage presentations. Provide books and publications for research and productions. Sponsorship of workshops and small concerts at the folk music center. Demonstrations of ethic instruments for hundreds of visitors by museum volunteers. Lectures "instruments from around the world" by museum volunteers to more than a thousand children from public and private schools.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31
“Sponsorship of the claremont folk music festival.”
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