2025-05-14T07:56:19-05:00 2024-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2023-07-01 133613210 EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC INC EDUC 2129724788 122 EAST 42ND STREET 2000 NEW YORK NY 101681503 JANICE WEINMAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2129724788 2025-05-13 1 0 JESSICA DIGIAMO DIAZ P00541714 2126972299 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JANICE WEINMAN 122 EAST 42ND STREET 2000 NEW YORK NY 101681503 8323487 0 X WWW.ETMONLINE.ORG X 1991 NY ETM PARTNERS WITH UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE MUSIC (CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE "O") AS A CORE SUBJECT FOR ALL CHILDREN, AND UTILIZES MUSIC EDUCATION AS A CATALYST TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, MOTIVATION FOR SCHOOL AND SELF-CONFIDENCE. 22 22 97 25 0 0 2098905 5764655 2070610 1693873 177658 189084 2215 6820 4349388 7654432 0 0 0 0 3812414 4081161 0 0 927882 1405156 1447979 5217570 5529140 -868182 2125292 4700839 7056796 482467 698073 4218372 6358723 X EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC (ETM) WAS FORMED TO PROMOTE THE USE OF MUSIC IN THE CORE CURRICULA OF UNDER-RESOURCED SCHOOLS AS A MEANS OF POSITIVELY IMPACTING STUDENT MOTIVATION, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE. BY PROVIDING YEAR-LONG, IN-SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH A DEDICATED STAFF OF TEACHERS AND SUPPORT MANAGEMENT, ETM MAKES MUSIC EDUCATION A REALITY FOR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE LIMITED OR NO EXPOSURE TO MUSIC INSTRUCTION AT SCHOOL. DURING 2022-23, ETM'S PARTNER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, DIRECT MUSIC INSTRUCTION TO OVER 21,000 CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY, AND ETM ASSISTED ITS LICENSED AFFILIATE PROGRAMS IN IMPROVING THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES. 0 0 4219400 1693873 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2023-24DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC WORKED TO SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT, WHILE BUILDING CAPACITY AMONG SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE MUSIC PROGRAMS. ETM DELIVERED MUSIC CLASSES TO OVER 18,000 CHILDREN AT 50 SCHOOLS IN LOWER-INCOME NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOODS, PRIMARILY SERVING UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. OF THE STUDENTS SERVED, APPROXIMATELY 23% HAD SPECIAL NEEDS, 16% WERE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND 86% WERE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. THESE 50 PARTNER SCHOOLS WERE LOCATED IN ALL FIVE NEW YORK CITY BOROUGHS: 32 BRONX, 4 BROOKLYN, 4 MANHATTAN, 9 QUEENS, AND 1 STATEN ISLAND, ALLOWING US TO WORK WITH MORE THAN 18,000 CHILDREN EACH WEEK, WHICH INCLUDED 30+ BAND, ORCHESTRA, AND CHORUS PROGRAMS. ETM'S PROGRAMS PROVIDED:- STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE, SEQUENTIAL, AND SKILLS-, AND STANDARDS-BASED MUSIC INSTRUCTION AS WELL AS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS BAND, ORCHESTRA, AND CHORUS.- MUSIC TEACHERS WITH ONGOING TRAINING, MENTORING, AND OVERSIGHT.- CLASSROOM TEACHERS WITH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.- PRINCIPALS WITH LEADERSHIP AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE.- PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT MUSIC EDUCATION AND TO SEE THEIR CHILDREN PERFORM. ETM ALSO HELPED BRING QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION TO OVER 20,000 ADDITIONAL CHILDREN THROUGH ADVISING LICENSED AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS IN LOS ANGELES AND COLORADO.CORE MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND ENRICHMENTSTUDENTS IN ETM PARTNER SCHOOLS RECEIVED WEEKLY CORE MUSIC CLASSES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, WITH ETM TEACHERS PROVIDING 24,512 HOURS OF IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AT 50 SCHOOLS. TEACHERS INCORPORATED AGE-APPROPRIATE SONGS AND INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS: XYLOPHONES, HAND PERCUSSION, AND UKULELES. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUCTION INCORPORATED MUSIC TECHNOLOGY IN STATE-OF-THE-ART LABS. INSTRUCTION FOLLOWED ETM'S GRADE-LEVEL MUSIC CURRICULUM, WHICH ALIGNS WITH NEW YORK STATE AND NATIONAL STANDARDS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN MUSIC, MUSIC TEACHERS EMPLOYED INTEGRATION STRATEGIES AND COLLABORATED WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO REINFORCE COGNITIVE SKILLS THAT SUPPORTED STUDENT LEARNING IN OTHER SUBJECTS, SUCH AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, HISTORY, MATH, AND SCIENCE. EACH SCHOOL PERFORMED A WINTER AND SPRING CONCERT, WITH 25,750 PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS ATTENDING. BY PERFORMING IN THESE CONCERTS, STUDENTS SHOWCASED THEIR NEW SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO PEERS, PARENTS, AND THEIR WIDER SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.ENSEMBLES AND ENRICHMENTTHIS YEAR ETM CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND GROWTH OF 30+ ENSEMBLES WITH 28 ENSEMBLES PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR'S CONCERTS: 10 BANDS, 5 ORCHESTRAS, 10 CHOIRS, AND 3 INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES (GUITAR AND UKULELE). THESE GROUPS WERE LED BY ETM-TRAINED AND -SUPPORTED MUSIC TEACHERS AND TYPICALLY REHEARSED 1-3 TIMES PER WEEK, BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL, WITH ADDITIONAL SMALL GROUP LESSONS. PARTICIPATION IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, PART OF ETM'S "EXTENDED DAY," RESULTED IN OVER 900 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THESE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 1,700 SESSIONS/HOURS. MUSIC TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTETM PROVIDED 90+ HOURS OF TARGETED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO 52 TEACHERS, BEGINNING WITH OUR ANNUAL ETM ACADEMY, 60 HOURS OF MANDATORY TRAINING FOR ALL ETM MUSIC TEACHERS, HELD AUG. 21 - AUG. 30, 2023. THESE WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, CONCERT AND PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS, AND CREATING INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. ETM ALSO HELD 25 ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THESE SESSIONS INCLUDED TEACHING MUSIC TO SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS, ELL STRATEGIES IN THE MUSIC ROOM, AND BUCKET DRUMMING LINE AND BODY PERCUSSION, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. THIS YEAR, ETM ACHIEVED A 100% TEACHER RETURN RATE.ETM PROGRAM STAFF ALSO PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT AND MENTORING TO TEACHERS, VISITING EACH ETM TEACHER ON SITE AT LEAST ONCE PER MONTH, AND HOLDING REGULAR CHECK-INS.BUILDING CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN PROGRAMSPRINCIPALS RECEIVED ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE ON PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT, BUDGET PLANNING, AND IDENTIFYING FUNDING RESOURCES. ETM PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT TO PRINCIPALS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO PROMOTE BUY-IN FOR MUSIC PROGRAMS. ETM STAFF AND MUSIC TEACHERS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND ENGAGED PARENTS. ETM'S MODEL IS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WHEN THE SCHOOL HIRES A MUSIC TEACHER FULL-TIME.PUBLIC PERFORMANCES & PROGRAMMINGDURING 2023-24, ETM STUDENTS SHOWCASED THEIR TALENTS BY PERFORMING AT ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND CITY HALL, AND ALSO PERFORMED ALONGSIDE GRAMMY-WINNING ARTISTS AT THE BEACON THEATER AND THE PERELMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER GOSPEL SINGER ISRAEL HOUGHTON AND HIS WIFE, EMMY AWARD-WINNING POP ARTIST, ADRIENNE BAILON, VISITED AND SANG WITH STUDENTS AT PS 103 IN THE BRONX. ETM COLLABORATED WITH THE PERELMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN A FIVE-PART PERFORMANCE SERIES FEATURING PARTNER SCHOOLS FROM EACH BOROUGH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN DECEMBER, ETM WAS FEATURED ON ABC 7 NEW YORK, PROFILING THE PARTNER SCHOOL PROGRAM, AS WELL AS ETM TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FROM PS 154 AND MS 419, BOTH LOCATED IN QUEENS.EVALUATIONEACH YEAR, PROGRAM STAFF MEMBERS CONDUCT REGULAR SITE VISITS TO EACH SCHOOL AND MUSIC TEACHER; OBSERVE AND EVALUATE MUSIC TEACHERS USING A RUBRIC TO RATE PLANNING AND PREPARATION, CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, INTEGRATION, AND INSTRUCTION; AND DISCUSS OBSERVATIONS AND OFFER SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. OUR OBSERVATION RUBRICS ALIGN WITH THE DANIELSON FRAMEWORK, THE SYSTEM USED BY THE NYCDOE. IN ADDITION, ETM ENGAGES METIS, A NYC-BASED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FIRM SPECIALIZING IN P-12 EDUCATION AND ARTS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT, TO EVALUATE THE PARTNER SCHOOL PROGRAM. METIS ADMINISTERED TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, AND FAMILY SURVEYS AT THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM METIS'S INTERIM REPORT INDICATE THAT: 64% OF TEACHERS FELT THAT ETM STUDENTS IMPROVED THEIR ORAL EXPRESSIONS SKILLS SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE OF MUSIC CLASS; 80% OF TEACHERS FELT ETM PROGRAMMING SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED STUDENTS' CONFIDENCE; 65% IMPROVED CRITICAL THINKING; 65% IMPROVED FOCUS; 65% AUTONOMY/INDEPENDENCE; AND 61% PROBLEM SOLVING. 95% OF PARENTS REPORTED THAT MUSIC CLASS HELPED BUILD THEIR CHILD'S CONFIDENCE. 83% OF PARENTS ALSO SAID THAT IT IS "VERY IMPORTANT" THAT THEIR CHILD RECEIVE MUSIC INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOL. FINALLY, 85% OF ETM SCHOOLS SCORED ABOVE PREVIOUS YEAR'S NYS ELA TEST SCORES AND 98% SCORED ABOVE THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S NYS MATH TEST SCORES.NATIONAL ACTIVITIESBEYOND CORE PROGRAMS IN NYC, ETM CONTINUED WORK TO ADVANCE ITS MODEL NATIONALLY THROUGH ITS LICENSED AFFILIATE PROGRAMS. ETM CONTINUED TO ADVISE ETM-LA, THE ORGANIZATION LICENSED SINCE 2006 TO REPLICATE OUR FULL PARTNER SCHOOL MODEL IN THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY, WHILE PROGRAMMING CONTINUED TO DEVELOP IN ETM'S AFFILIATE IN DENVER, ETM-COLORADO. 4219400 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 53 0 1 97 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 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X RAINAH BERLOWITZ 2129724788 122 EAST 42ND STREET ROOM 2000 NEW YORK NY 10168 HEIDI STAMAS CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT A WEISSTUCH CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALY ALIBHAI VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHERINE ELLIOTT TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS ATLAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA BELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD BERNSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALEED DIAB BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID EVANS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GABRIEL HERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT LESCHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH F MCDONALD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMIE PATEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEISHA PORTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN RIGO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXIS ROSENBLUM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SCHAEFER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CECIL SMART BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GERARD SCHUMM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANOJ SUSARLA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 IGOR YASENOVETS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT WOODS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE WEINMAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 45.00 X 296950 0 3050 RAINAH BERLOWITZ SECRETARY/SR. DIR.FINANCE 45.00 X 142169 0 15274 STEPANIE NANTELL SENIOR DIR OF PROGRAMS 45.00 X 124241 0 1726 JOSHUA FEINBERG DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 1.00 X 122365 0 348 685725 0 20398 5 0 1 0 STARFISH 15 WEST 26TH STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10010 BRANDING AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY CON 103000 1 499414 338495 4926746 228723 5764655 SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM 611710 1693873 1693873 1693873 151619 151619 552523 515058 37465 37465 37465 153997 499414 153997 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 6820 6820 6820 7654432 1693873 0 195904 X 459112 379181 13085 66846 3107297 2566188 88698 452411 203701 168237 5805 29659 311051 256897 8865 45289 41737 41737 692673 289649 204170 198854 28855 24303 1145 3407 63232 23085 803 39344 76157 58916 1593 15648 296111 247793 12152 36166 23255 21419 1836 4684 4409 69 206 35951 29947 1510 4494 40993 34147 1722 5124 PROGRAM & OFFICE SUPPLI 78910 67198 166 11546 CATERING & HOSPITALITY 31157 20247 0 10910 MISCELLANEOUS 28158 25202 173 2783 BANK & FINANCIAL SERVIC 3862 379 155 3328 2244 2203 10 31 5529140 4219400 381858 927882 149289 280899 1875428 3366888 1267426 746497 276883 1263859 75000 21295 10356 525555 467980 47208 57575 696945 763989 366365 491733 4700839 7056796 230986 446592 251481 251481 482467 698073 X 3828372 4108723 390000 2250000 4218372 6358723 4700839 7056796 2125292 15059 0 X 0 0 0 X 2168282 3359256 5553090 2098905 5918652 19098185 2168282 3359256 5553090 2098905 5918652 19098185 5119278 13978907 18656 21157 20476 51235 151619 263143 5978 3476 2215 6820 18489 19379817 9045313 0.72130 0.79010 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 50000 50000 5633137 5683137 434157 108539 0 0 350093 410879 434157 1195129 1792694 16000 33000 50000 99000 87523 102720 108539 298782 448173 16000 16000 69589 61981 7608 455966 405999 49967 57575 SECURITY DEPOSIT 34562 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 200641 DUE FROM EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC USA, INC. 256530 491733 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 251481 251481 GALA 507088 409157 97931 97931 GOLF OUTING 146323 90257 56066 56066 653411 499414 153997 97931 56066 153997 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JANICE WEINMAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 296950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3050 0 300000 0 0 0 RAINAH BERLOWITZ SECRETARY/SR. DIR.FINANCE 142169 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15274 0 157443 0 0 0 X 7 228723 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 PREPARED BY OUR ACCOUNTANTS WAS CIRCULATED TO THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW. RECOMMENDED CHANGES WERE DIRECTED TO OUR ACCOUNTANTS, AFTER WHICH THE 990 WAS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS, WHO HAS NO VOTING RIGHTS OR POWER TO INDEPENDENTLY CREATE TRANSACTIONS, MONITORS TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS ARISING AMONG STAFF OR BOARD AND REPORTS POSSIBLE CONFLICTS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR BOARD AS APPROPRIATE. BOARD MEMBERS ARE SURVEYED ANNUALLY AND REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER CONFLICTS EXIST. PERSONS WITH CONFLICTS MAY NOT VOTE, PARTICIPATE IN DELIBERATIONS, OR ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE DECISIONS ON RELATED TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BOARD REVIEWS AT LEAST ONE RECENT PUBLISHED SALARY SURVEY ALONGSIDE CONSIDERATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S JOB PERFORMANCE. THE FINAL COMPENSATION DETERMINATION IS MADE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEETING IN JULY IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, ABSENT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN JULY 2023. FOR OTHER OFFICERS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD'S FINANCE COMMITTEE. THIS REVIEW WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN JULY 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SUMMARY ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLISHED ANNUAL REPORTS WHICH CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 282,869. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 133,301. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 198,854. TOTAL EXPENSES 615,024. ACCOMPANISTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,780. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,780. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 70,869. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 70,869. EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC USA INC 122 EAST 42ND STREET -SUITE 1501 NEW YORK NY 10168 883726455 SEE SCH R PART VII SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DE 501(C)(3) LINE 7 EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC USA INC L 45000 ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED