2025-11-17T13:43:56-08:00 2024-12-31 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 1831 Solano Ave Unit 8058 Berkeley CA 947075056 990 2024-01-01 810899351 All Ages Music Portland dba Friends of Noise ALLA 5032673533 4560 NE 75th Ave Portland OR 97218 Andre Middleton Executive Director 2025-11-17 true true Suzanne Pon P03097587 5109996712 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Andre Middleton 4560 NE 75th Ave Portland OR 97218 1255996 false X https://friendsofnoise.org X 2015 OR Friends of Noise is a non-profit organization built on the values of collectivism and restorative justice. We seek to transform the culture of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth access to the music industry. We foster a healthy ecosystem for all ages to thrive by providing youth-focused programs, teaching industry skills, developing resources, mentorship and professional development. We meet young people where they are by facilitating opportunities for immersion into a safer arts community while uplifting youth voices. 8 8 3 15 0 821686 988027 127485 264112 255 346 3005 3511 952431 1255996 99198 25206 0 117687 124996 0 19535 527413 929090 744298 1079292 208133 176704 885057 1114449 18230 77009 866827 1037440 Friends of Noise is a non-profit organization built on the values of collectivism and restorative justice. We seek to transform the culture of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth access to the music industry. We foster a healthy ecosystem for all ages to thrive by providing youth-focused programs, teaching industry skills, developing resources, mentorship and professional development. We meet young people where they are by facilitating opportunities for immersion into a safer arts community while uplifting youth voices. false false 478379 39800 All Ages Music Portland had the privilege to act as Fiscal Sponsor for organizations whose mission align with our organization. 375498 25206 224312 Programming Highlights: *Hosted 21 concerts/events accessible to all ages, where artists were paid for their performances including annual events like Spring Break Fest, Masquerade of Madness, and our Icebreaker winter break concert. *Provided sound services for 125 client events, connecting youth sound engineers and/or youth artists with paid work *Co-Hosted 11 youth open mic events at different venues throughout Portland *Hosted 15 Sound Squad Supreme training days, where youth sound engineers get to explore new gear, ask questions, and meet other team members *Facilitated a tour for our youth sound engineers of Moda Center (a large convention center) to see the inner workings of large scale concerts and sports productions *Helped youth leaders produce 3 benefit shows *Produced Find Your Future Fest, a youth curated career fair including an all ages concert at the end *Released Rose City Rising II; our second intergenerational collaborative recording project featuring 5 youth emcees/bands. *Advocated for youth artists to perform (and be paid) at 3 major festivals in Portland during 2024: Waterfront Blues Fest, Pickathon and PDX Pop Now. This provided exposure to hundreds of audience members. *Hosted 2 teen sound engineering workshops, 1 protect your hearing workshop, and collaborated with other nonprofits on a music video workshop and a rock bank workshop series for middle schoolers *Provided work for a roster of 18 teen sound engineers *48 episodes of Friends of Noise Presents on XRAY.fm, a weekly radio show curated and hosted by youth DJs *Launched our summer residency program which pays 2 youth artists to create original music Organizational Growth: *Hired a new staff member; a venue and production manager *Signed the lease and submitted permitting applications in preparation for opening our all ages community arts venue in 2025 *Began a capital campaign to fund the renovation and new programming for our new all ages venue *Our work and impact was featured in 5 articles through local publications *Were chosen to steward the Elan Eichler Memorial Fund Collaborations with these partner orgs: Arts for Learning NW The Blueprint Foundation Depave Ethos Music Killian Pacific Live Wire My Voice Music Next Up Oregon Northwest Hardcore Fest Oregon Contemporary Arts Center Oregon Museum of Science and Industry PamCut Tomorrow Theatre Patricia Reser Center for the Arts PDX Pop Now! Pickathon Portland Institute of Contemporary Arts Portland State University Portland Trailblazers Portland Winter Ice Rink Pow Girls Media Education TVI Architects Waterfront Blues Fest Number of people served: -Audience: 2400 -Workshop Participants: 40 -Paid Artists: 300 -Paid youth sound engineers: 18 -Paid youth Djs: 6 -Paid Youth Interns: 3 -Paid Youth Graphic Designers: 3 -Youth Leaders Producing fundraiser events (unpaid): 5 1900 unique participants 853877 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 31 0 true 3 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false OR X Andre Middleton 9718082342 4560 NE 75th Ave Portland OR 97218 Andre Middleton Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 75000 0 0 Amy Dragon Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mulu Habtemariam Vice Chair, Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rena Marthaler Interim Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Connie Wohn Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vaughn Kimmons Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Navarro Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jason Blumklotz Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Timothy Blanchard Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 75000 0 false false false 0 78025 910002 988027 Concert Tickets 711190 2365 2365 Fiscal Sponsor Admin Fee 711190 39800 39800 Sound Services 711190 221947 221947 264112 346 346 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous Income 900099 3511 3511 3511 1255996 264112 3857 X 25206 25206 0 0 0 75000 22500 37500 15000 49996 24998 24998 0 0 0 0 0 0 1800 1800 0 0 0 189945 136748 52347 850 85648 53184 32464 74348 47566 26772 10 0 0 30854 25273 5581 1904 723 1181 0 32942 31836 1106 0 0 13506 13506 6991 6991 Fiscal Sponsorship Expenses 259317 259317 Event/Performance Expenses 222737 219062 3675 Community Outreach 5596 4512 1084 Equipment Rental 3502 2952 550 0 1079292 853877 205880 19535 693706 839159 31139 3109 0 12074 16126 0 0 200 475 0 0 297559 41979 147938 255580 0 0 0 0 0 885057 1114449 18230 77009 18230 77009 X 598563 769176 268264 268264 866827 1037440 885057 1114449 176704 -6091 X false false false X 308689 823665 1288874 821686 988026 4230940 6737 59547 67793 83744 224312 442133 0 0 0 315426 883212 1356667 905430 1212338 4673073 0 0 4673073 278 255 346 879 0 278 255 346 879 0 24780 59658 20815 2450 3511 111214 340206 942870 1377760 908135 1216195 4785166 0.97660 0.96980 0.00020 0.00010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 130000 130000 167559 41979 125580 255580 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b No review was or will be conducted. 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