2025-12-17T15:33:48-06:00 2025-02-28 351489521 Barnes Dennig & Co LTD 5342 West Vermont Street Indianapolis IN 46224 990 2024-03-01 363413042 Music For All Inc MUSI 3176362263 39 West Jackson Place 150 Indianapolis IN 46225 DAVID ELLIS Controller 3176362263 2025-12-17 1 1 John W Keller CPA P01329619 3172412999 2025-12-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z David C Ellis 39 West Jackson Place 150 Indianapolis IN 46225 15386991 0 X www.musicforall.org X 1985 IN The mission of Music For All is to create, provide and expand positively (cont'd on Sch O) life-changing experiences through music.The vision of Music For All is to be a catalyst to ensure that every child across America has access and opportunity to participate in active music making in his or her scholastic environment. We use our resources to provide national programs that recognize and support music students' performance and success, offer music educator training and professional development, and deliver tools and resources to participants and their communities that will assist them in supporting music education by promoting awareness of music's impact on student growth and achievement. 22 22 46 3663 0 0 649238 241570 10613903 11553507 414913 626882 1125513 948468 12803567 13370427 0 0 0 0 3549889 4070686 0 0 143432 7933167 8444194 11483056 12514880 1320511 855547 15318298 17009483 3678979 4230646 11639319 12778837 X The mission of Music For All is to create, provide and expand positively life-changing experiences through music. Music For All's vision is continued on Schedule O.The vision of Music for All is to be a catalyst to ensure that every child across America has access and opportunity to participate in active music making in his or her scholastic environment. We use our resources to provide national programs that recognize and support music students' performance and success, offer music educator training and professional development, and deliver tools and resources to participants and their communities that will assist them in supporting music education by promoting awareness of music's impact on student growth and achievement. 0 0 6808326 7735705 FALL BANDS OF AMERICA (BOA) MARCHING BAND SEASON: Music for All's marching band championships are the premier events for marching band in the nation. BOA's marching band shows offer positively life-changing experiences for the students, teachers, and parents of bands who participate, as well as fans and spectators.GRAND NATIONALS: Music for All's Bands of America Grand National Championships is America's premiere national marching band event. First and foremost, Grand Nationals is an educational performance opportunity. Grand Nationals is also a spectacular music and pageantry event, one that band fans from across the nation and around the world travel to for exciting and creative performances. 2973225 2368243 NATIONAL FESTIVAL: The Music for All National Festival's non-competitive atmosphere provides a place for growth, cooperative encouragement, and mutual respect among music programs, students, administrators, and community. The event features nationally recognized clinicians that are of the highest caliber in the music education world. High school and middle school ensembles, concert bands, orchestras, percussion ensembles, and chamber ensembles from around the country submit applications to be selected to participate in the National Festival. Individual high school students also apply to participate in the Honor Band of America, Honor Orchestra of America, and Jazz Band of America. 1403363 1224900 BANDS OF AMERICA SUMMER CAMP: only at the Bands of America Summer Camp will you travel for exciting and creative performances. Experience the most-intensive, non-stop, make-you-better approach to musicianship, performance excellence, and student leadership development. It's the leading summer camp for middle and high school band students and band directors, brought to you by Music for All. 143220 224660 Music for All Newsletter a series of digital e-news letters and printed newsletters that are emailed to approximately 110,000 subscribers per monthly issue and mailed to approximately 8,000 high school band directors one time annually with information about all of Music for All's educational programs and events.Advocacy Programs: A series of programs providing educational and advocacy resources, including a series of Affiliated Regional Music Festivals. Other Advocacy programs include: Professional development programs, Advocacy in Action awards program providing recognition to support music in our schools, working to ensure music education is available to every child, with emphasis on increasing access to music education for students and teachers from underappreciated communities, including small, rural, and urban schools. Music for All offers these programs independently and also collaborates with a number of other programs to extend the reach of its advocacy programming. 143220 224660 11328134 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 376 0 1 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X X David C Ellis 3175246238 39 West Jackson Place St 150 Indianapolis IN 46225 Doug Pileri Chairman 4.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 David Simons Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Samuel Hodson Director 2.50 X 0 0 0 Anmol Mehra Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Andeliz Castillo Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Garrett Scharton Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Garth Gilman Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Floyd Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cindy Powell Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Herman Knoll Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Tang Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Barry Morgan Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ayatey Shabazz Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Bogers Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rodney Dorsey Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cora Steinmetz Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Morrison Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 John M Pollard Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Golden Vice Chairman 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Sam Laurin Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Noah Holloway Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard C Crain Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Debbie Laferty Asbill Exec Vp. Mrkt & Communication 40.00 X 155581 0 16500 Sarah Loughrey VP & CFO (left in 2025) 40.00 1.00 X 141288 0 23217 Jeremy L Ernhart President & CEO(left in Dec 2024) 40.00 1.00 X 393939 0 24150 David Ellis Controller 40.00 1.00 X 111128 0 17240 Timothy Cox Director of Educational Outreach 40.00 X 102605 0 15000 904541 0 96107 5 0 1 0 0 241570 16000 241570 Ticket Fees 711190 6103023 6103023 Event Fees 711190 4106419 4106419 Commissions 711190 825120 825120 Housing and Meal Fees 711190 342195 342195 Consulting Revenue 711190 176750 176750 11553507 436969 436969 2114366 1924453 189913 189913 189913 27131 92111 -64980 -64980 Sponsorship Revenue 541800 984034 984034 Miscellaneous Revenue 900099 29414 29414 1013448 13370427 11175746 0 1953111 883043 798271 74176 10596 2435127 1805440 554270 75417 50313 37157 11931 1225 466813 353650 99897 13266 235390 183286 47078 5026 18235 18235 131307 131307 242638 158465 74149 10024 394070 312618 73595 7857 6679 6679 131035 102030 26207 2798 1561552 1533179 21595 6778 882 687 176 19 19221 14967 3844 410 112425 87540 22485 2400 Participant Expense 1876971 1876971 Contract Services 1586113 1586037 69 7 Facility Rental 933209 933209 Clinician Fees 620113 620113 809744 786528 15607 7609 12514880 11328134 1043314 143432 7505797 7834126 49863 49965 7000 3000 249062 302725 366881 431270 1316269 1175252 102408 141017 6873052 7526108 20000 20000 144235 701272 15318298 17009483 582598 417639 3076900 3168627 19481 644380 3678979 4230646 X 11097373 12469208 541946 309629 11639319 12778837 15318298 17009483 855547 283971 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1156503 5779187 1487553 649238 241570 9314051 1443593 8097429 8479691 11118585 11175746 40315044 635703 340238 191800 711378 342195 2221314 3235799 14216854 10159044 12479201 11759511 51850409 24821 160350 10000 49000 11600 255771 292702 292702 24821 160350 10000 341702 11600 548473 51301936 11850 744 156096 400641 436969 1006300 11850 744 156096 400641 436969 1006300 3247649 14217598 10315140 12879842 12196480 52856709 0.97060 0.98760 0.01900 0.01240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 771758 768729 3029 544511 406523 137988 141017 Deferred Trust Liability 16778 Operating Lease Liability 627602 644380 14046668 283971 263590 146915 694476 13352192 18235 18235 13370427 12865480 263590 105246 368836 12496644 18235 18235 12514879 Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Revenue reported as EIN 36-3991517 54,804. Reclass of Cost of Merchandise Sold 92,111. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Expenses reported as EIN 36-3991517 13,135. Reclass of Cost of Merchandise Sold 92,111. X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jeremy L Ernhart President & CEO(left in Dec 2024) 393939 0 0 0 0 0 4150 0 20000 0 418089 0 0 0 Debbie Laferty Asbill Exec Vp. Mrkt & Communication 155581 0 0 0 0 0 1500 0 15000 0 172081 0 0 0 Sarah Loughrey VP & CFO (left in 2025) 141288 0 0 0 0 0 8217 0 15000 0 164505 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4a JEREMY EARNHART, FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF MUSIC FOR ALL, INC., LEFT THE ORGANIZATION IN DECEMBER 2024 AND RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $121,605.77. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is prepared by the independent accounting firm, then reviewed by the CFO, CEO, and Finance Committee. After this first review, the draft Form 990 is forwarded to the entire Board of Directors for review and comment. The Board is given the opportunity to discuss the return. The return is filed only after review and approval by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each board member submits a signed conflict of interest statement upon election to the board. Updated statements are signed and submitted at each subsequent annual meeting. The annual meetings normally occurs during the month of February each year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The board of directors is responsible for determining the compensation of the CEO. This process includes at least an annual review and approval by independent board members, including review of comparability data. The CEO is responsible for determining salary of other key employees, based on performance and review of compensation survey data for comparable positions. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Music For All, Inc. makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Audited financial statements and form 990 are posted on organization's website. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The selection of an independent accountant begins by evaluating recommendations from the Indianapolis business community, followed by an interview process with Music For All (MFA) management. The MFA board of directors approves the selection by management. The finance committee of the board of directors is charged with strict oversight of financial matters of MFA, including the audit. In addition, the entire board remains engaged in the review of MFA finances, including the audit. Music For All Foundation 39 W Jackson Place Indianapolis IN 46202 363991517 Distribute grants and scholarships to further music education IN 501(C)3 170b(1)(A)(VI) N/A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MUSIC FOR ALL FOUNDATION INC D 26705 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES