2025-11-03T18:36:29-06:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 990 2024-01-01 411678368 WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY WALK 6512242929 760 SELBY AVENUE SAINT PAUL MN 55104 BRAXTON HAULCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6512242929 2025-10-30 1 0 SARAH REICHLING P01587996 6123764500 2025-10-30 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BRAXTON HAULCY 760 SELBY AVENUE SAINT PAUL MN 55104 14998624 0 X WWW.WALKERWEST.ORG X 1991 MN THE ACADEMY FOSTERS A DIVERSE MUSIC COMMUNITY ROOTED IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE. 20 20 58 45 0 0 7109180 9760496 445108 541978 43729 125262 5749 17985 7603766 10445721 62323 111430 0 0 1070078 1431444 0 0 163306 1160979 1487928 2293380 3030802 5310386 7414919 7219783 14523956 483830 373084 6735953 14150872 X WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY CREATES A MUSIC LEARNING COMMUNITY ROOTED IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL EXPERIENCE, WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS CAN GATHER, EXPLORE, AND GROW THROUGH MUSIC, BY PROVIDING LESSONS ON VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS. 0 0 2122017 111430 541978 WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY, LOCATED IN SAINT PAUL AT 650 MARSHALL AVE., IS A VIBRANT MUSIC SCHOOL. THOUGHT TO BE THE OLDEST COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL IN THE NATION, FOUNDED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICIANS, WE OFFER AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN ALL GENRES OF MUSIC, INCLUDING CLASSICAL, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON JAZZ, GOSPEL, AND IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC. MORE THAN JUST A SCHOOL, WE ARE A CARING COMMUNITY WHERE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS INSPIRE A LIFELONG LOVE OF MUSIC. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT WALKER WEST FROM AGES 0 TO 99. 345 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE LESSONS. 45 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN OUR ENSEMBLES. LESSONS ARE HELD IN 18-20-WEEK SESSIONS FROM SEPTEMBER TO JUNE AND AN 8-WEEK SESSION OVER THE SUMMER. INSTRUMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION INCLUDE PIANO, GUITAR, BASS, WIND INSTRUMENTS, VOICE, PERCUSSION, ORGAN, VIOLIN, VIOLA, AND CELLO. AFTER EACH SESSION, A CONCERT IS GIVEN SO STUDENTS CAN PERFORM WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED. THE CONCERTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND ANYONE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. PRIVATE LESSONS ARE TAUGHT TO STUDENTS AGES 5 AND OLDER. OUR JAZZ ENSEMBLES REHEARSE WEEKLY AND PERFORM FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS JUNETEENTH, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, SELBY JAZZ FESTIVAL, TWIN CITIES JAZZ FEST, AND OTHER COMMISSIONED PERFORMANCES. THERE IS ONE ADULT JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND FOUR YOUTH JAZZ ENSEMBLES. THE KAMOINGE STRING ENSEMBLE, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF PRIVATE LESSON STUDENTS, PREPARES SELECTIONS TO PERFORM AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC PROGRAM SERVES STUDENTS 0-6 WITH THEIR CAREGIVERS. CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY MUSIC GROUP ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL READINESS. IN 2024, WALKER WEST SERVED 104 PARTICIPANTS IN ITS EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC PROGRAMS AT THREE LOCATIONS. OVER THE SUMMER, WALKER WEST OPENS ITS SPACE TO SUMMER CAMPS AND SERVES AN ADDITIONAL 80 STUDENTS. WALKER WEST PROVIDES MUSIC PROGRAMS TO OLDER ADULTS THROUGH TWO KEY PROGRAMS, THE AMAZING GRACE CHORUS AND SINGSPIRATION. IN 2024, THESE PROGRAMS HAD 73 PARTICIPANTS. 2122017 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 69 0 1 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 MN X X BRAXTON HAULCY 6512242929 760 SELBY AVENUE SAINT PAUL MN 55104 CHERISE AYERS BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG FINZELL SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC CLARK TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GRANT WEST CO-FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REVEREND CARL WALKER CO-FOUNDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTY BARTLETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TENE JAMES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR ARTIKA TYNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH KELLAR-LONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN STEVENS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OCTAVIA WEBBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MOHR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BENNETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA SLOAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VALERIE BUTLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN OLSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY KAY BOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSEL KNIGHTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAXTON HAULCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 146418 0 3100 146418 0 3100 1 0 0 0 0 1387660 8372836 9760496 TUITION AND RELATED SERVICES 611600 541978 541978 541978 223906 223906 4454259 4552903 -98644 -98644 -98644 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 17985 17985 17985 10445721 541978 0 143247 111430 111430 149518 109148 32894 7476 1150757 841099 252120 57538 18996 13867 4179 950 112173 81965 24599 5609 671625 432712 219736 19177 52823 52823 84384 84184 200 33055 24008 8171 876 98906 62852 27622 8432 892 651 196 45 207227 161809 36095 9323 15206 12300 2906 36988 25878 10473 637 2470 2470 132983 58990 73993 110969 66866 44103 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 30118 30118 BANK FEES 8838 4023 4395 420 MISCELLANEOUS 1444 117 1327 3030802 2122017 745479 163306 631701 1082949 2674262 5632133 731429 351011 139355 73465 25143 24503 7567274 383619 2775766 7183655 242127 176240 7219783 14523956 129996 97631 18401 27159 54865 29403 280568 218891 483830 373084 X 2552943 7226879 4183010 6923993 6735953 14150872 7219783 14523956 7414919 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15000 15000 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY HIRED A LOBBYIST TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN THE STATE FOR THE STATE EQUITY FUNDS. THE COSTS WERE FOR FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER. 630000 630000 6390116 37725 6352391 200171 155726 44445 346987 190168 156819 7183655 OTHER LIABILITIES 32184 SHORT-TERM NOTES - CREDIT LINE 25000 LEASE LIABLILTY - FINANCING 161707 218891 X 10453221 7500 7500 10445721 0 10445721 3038302 7500 7500 3030802 0 3030802 PART X, LINE 2: THE ACADEMY'S ACTIVITIES ARE GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. SINCE THE ACADEMY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX LIABILITY, NO PROVISION IS MADE FOR CURRENT OR DEFERRED INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE ACADEMY IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACADEMY IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TRANSACTIONS THAT WOULD IMPACT THE ACADEMY'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE ACADEMY FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE OF THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD CODIFICATION (ASC) 740, ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES, RELATED TO UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH PRESCRIBES A THREHOLD OF MORE LIKELY THAN NOT FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, MANAGEMENT OF THE ACADEMY IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 MUSIC LESSON SCHOLARSHIPS 28 47849 0 TUITION ASSISTANCE 99 63581 SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE KEEPS RECORDS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 DURING THE MONTHLY FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. FROM THERE THE 990 IS MOVED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND VOTE TO ACCEPT THE 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 AS NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND READ THE POLICY. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT A BOARD MEETING IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR AND AS NEEDED. IT IS EXPECTED THAT BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AS THEIR INTEREST CHANGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ANNUALLY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROVIDES A PERFORMANCE REVIEW TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUMMARIZES THE REVIEW AND SHARES IT WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. PRIOR TO THE REVIEW, SALARY BENCHMARK INFORMATION IS GATHERED FROM MINNESOTA COUNCIL ON NON-PROFIT DATA AND OTHER SOURCES TO DETERMINE THE SALARY RANGE OF AN ED FOR THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF WWMA. THIS PROCESS WAS CREATED IN 2022 AND WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2023. THE SALARY REVIEW IS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES. THIS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS AS A PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS A PART OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY REVIEW CONVERSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.