2025-10-30T17:45:32-04:00 2024-12-31 203444336 D Herrold CPA 4005 SW Moline Ave Bentonville AR 72712 990 2024-01-01 853377089 The Music Education Initiative % Orson Weems MUSI 8778295500 2806 Rainier Road Rogers AR 72758 ORSON WEEMS Executive Director CoFoun 5018385461 2025-10-31 false true TERESA D HERROLD CPA CGMA P00520577 5012694380 2025-10-30 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 133329 false X www.musiceducationinitiative.org X 2021 AR The Music Education Initiative mission isto bring music education and appreciation to the general public and school aged children. 4 4 0 150 0 0 350517 133329 0 0 0 350517 133329 303 5621 0 0 0 12579 238701 283503 239004 289124 111513 -155795 272610 168126 6240 57551 266370 110575 The Music Education Initiative mission isto bring music education and appreciation to the general public and school aged children. false false 31809 6468 The Music Education Initiative sponsored the 2024 Arkansas County Blues & Stringsband Festival which was a weekend event to for general public. This annual event serves as both a cultural celebration & educational opportunity. The festival blends live performances from well known and legendary musical artists with artist led workshops in music, dance, and trandition based crafts. By elevating heritage arts & showcasing cross-cultural exchange, the festival promotes understanding & pride in local traditions while drawing regional attention to Arkansass creative talent. Cultural presentations such as square dancing, community storytelling, & shared creative spaces revive & reinterpret communal traditions, encouraging participation across generations. Additional hands-on engagements have included film screenings, media workshops, quill instrument making, & craft distilling demonstrations. These efforts cultivate appreciation for diverse cultural expressions. 21999 8239 The Music Education Initiative offers Production education & Techinal Training Workshops. The workshops offer training to program pareticipant by upskilling them with training & delvelopment for potential career paths such as live music performance technicians, production lighting technicians, & logistics support (crew & stage hands for loading & unloading equipment & cases, ect). Participants are trained by live performance preduction professionals in the region, who are in need of additional trained workforce personnel. Our training allows participants to get hands-on experience & develop relationships with production & technical companies, venue operators, stage & theatre companies with the ability to be hired for entry level employment at an hourly rate higher than the current minimum wage. Since 2022, we have provided 56 workshops. 8776 2557 Juke Joint was originally commissioned by the Clinton Library in 2020 as a reproduction of a music joint of the south in early American history. The Clinton Library Foundation donated the Juke Joint to The Music Education Initiative in 2021 for use in music education. The Juke Joint Project, provides year around programming & activiations taht have included live performances, poetry, open mic sessions, Humanities lectures, film screenings, lectures, community engagement events, & cross cultural shows. This initiative honors historical Black music spaces while creating new opportunities for local, regional, & touring artists. This project acts as a living classroom where audiences of all ages engage with the roots of American music and its modern day interpreters, fostering cultural literacy & community cohesion. 62584 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true X 6 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true false true false true false false AR X Orson Weems 8778295500 2806 Rainier Road Rogers AR 72758 Orson Weems Founder 0.00 0.00 X 135195 0 0 135195 0 0 2 false false false Orson Weems 2806 W Rainier Road Rogers AR 72758 Founder Director 135195 1 17264 17000 99065 133329 17264 0 133329 0 0 0 4563 4563 1058 1058 212141 56873 143932 11336 1000 1000 42 42 7135 5892 1243 445 445 1982 1982 5351 5351 29851 29851 533 533 3828 3828 6485 90 6395 1155 1155 Bank & Merch fees 49 49 Dues & memberships 9324 9324 Vehicle Expenses 3631 3631 Repairs 551 551 289124 62584 213961 12579 64453 120282 155000 2500 3128 65416 20072 50029 45344 272610 168126 12000 6240 45551 6240 57551 X 266370 110575 266370 110575 272610 168126 -155795 0 X false false false X 93083 209283 350517 133329 786212 93083 209283 350517 133329 786212 288185 498027 786212 0.63350 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 65086 20072 45014 330 330 45344 NP - SW Capital Group 45551 45551 AR Country B true AR Arts Counncil Artist Grant 1100 North Street Little Rock AR 72201 1 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Greg Thompson - Board Member704 SW Sterling PlaceBentonville AR 72712 Lisa Allen - Board Member1550 N Parkway 906Memphis TN 38112 Dwayne Thomas - Board Member2606 N Toy DriveFayetteville AR 72704 Amber Buist - Board Member803 Cottageview Drive unit 301Traverse City MI 49684 CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a Founder and Director compensation is reported on a 1099NEC. The Music Educataion Initative has not voted yet to start a regular monthly salary. Payroll has been in discussion for the future. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Music Education Initiative provides their 990 as requested. Significant program services not listed on prior year return Part III line 2 The Music Education Initiative co sponsored for the first time the 2023 Arkansas Country Blues and String Band Festival. The purpose of this event was to allow the general public to experience the live performances of Country Blues and String Bands during the weekend festival. Information required from section 501c29 organizations Part V line 13a The Music Education Initiative provides music education to the general public and schools. Currently the Juke Joint which was donated by the Clinton Library is on the University of Arkansas main campus and pays performing artistes to play blues and jazz music live but also has programming to play music digitally when performing artists are not available. Cast of Blues has been rented the last two years to allow the general public and school age children to see a bust of the Great Blues Artist of the past and a little bio of each person represented by the bust.The Music Education Initiative also has paid performing artist to play at a local Blues Festival where the general public could come and listen to the live music.