2026-05-07T16:16:27-05:00 2025-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-07-01 133613210 EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC INC EDUC 2129724788 122 EAST 42ND STREET 2000 NEW YORK NY 101681503 JANICE WEINMAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2129724788 2026-05-07 1 1 JESSICA DIGIAMO DIAZ P00541714 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JANICE WEINMAN 122 EAST 42ND STREET 2000 NEW YORK NY 101681503 8004193 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. 26 26 95 26 0 0 5706356 2485211 1693873 1952656 189084 201351 6820 1255 7596133 4640473 0 0 0 0 4070291 4509008 0 0 816853 1482084 1754488 5552375 6263496 2043758 -1623023 8137524 6306016 1860335 1673031 6277189 4632985 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 2024-2025, ETM'S PARTNER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE, DIRECT MUSIC INSTRUCTION TO OVER 19,000 CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY. 0 0 4924087 1952656 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2024-25DURING THE 2024-2025 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 19,086 UNDER-RESOURCED CHILDREN AT 55 SCHOOLS IN LOWER-INCOME NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOODS. OF THE STUDENTS SERVED, APPROXIMATELY 23% HAD SPECIAL NEEDS, 17% WERE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, AND 86% WERE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. 95% OF ETM STUDENTS WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR: 57% HISPANIC, 32% BLACK, AND 6% ASIAN (AS CATEGORIZED IN SCHOOL CENSUS REPORTS). THESE 55 PARTNER SCHOOLS WERE LOCATED IN ALL FIVE NEW YORK CITY BOROUGHS: 31 BRONX, 11 BROOKLYN, 4 MANHATTAN, 8 QUEENS, AND 1 STATEN ISLAND, ALLOWING US TO WORK WITH MORE THAN 19,000 CHILDREN EACH WEEK, WHICH INCLUDED 28 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. CORE MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND ENRICHMENTSTUDENTS IN ETM PARTNER SCHOOLS RECEIVED WEEKLY CORE MUSIC CLASSES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, WITH ETM TEACHERS PROVIDING 33,984 HOURS OF IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AT 55 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 13,360 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 EXTRACURRICULAR ENSEMBLES WITH 28 ENSEMBLES PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR'S CONCERTS: 8 CONCERT BANDS, 3 STRING ORCHESTRAS, 7 MODERN BANDS, 9 CHOIRS, AND ONE BUCKET DRUMMING CLUB. 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 1,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THESE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 1,290 SESSIONS/HOURS. MUSIC TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTETM PROVIDED 90+ HOURS OF TARGETED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO 50 TEACHERS, BEGINNING WITH OUR ANNUAL ETM ACADEMY, 60 HOURS OF MANDATORY TRAINING FOR ALL ETM MUSIC TEACHERS, HELD AUG. 19 - AUG. 26, 2024. 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 2024-25, OUR STUDENTS PERFORMED AT THE ICONIC APOLLO THEATER, YANKEE STADIUM, ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER, YOUTUBE HEADQUARTERS, THE BRONX DAY PARADE, THE BRONX STATE OF THE BOROUGH ADDRESS, AND HAVE PERFORMED ALONGSIDE GRAMMY-WINNING ARTISTS AT THE BEACON THEATER AND THE PERELMAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. IN MAY 2025, WE HOSTED OUR INAUGURAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS WHEREIN NINE ROCK BANDS FROM FOUR ETM PARTNER SCHOOLS GATHERED AT MS419 IN QUEENS TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS AND COMPETE FOR THE TOP PRIZE.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. 4924087 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 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 47 0 1 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X JODYNE KIM 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 ANNIE DUTOIT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID EVANS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN HAYES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GABRIEL HERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH KERN 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 JR 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 JUNE WU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE WEINMAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 45.00 X 296800 0 3200 RAINAH BERLOWITZ SECRETARY/SR. DIR. FINANCE 45.00 X 146641 0 6465 MIRANDA ALTMAN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 45.00 X 117963 0 14583 STEPANIE NANTELL SENIOR DIR OF PROGRAMS 45.00 X 130275 0 6576 691679 0 30824 4 0 1 0 0 560511 678924 1245776 166771 2485211 SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM 611710 1952656 1952656 1952656 121340 121340 3191257 3111246 80011 80011 80011 252474 560511 252474 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1255 1255 1255 4640473 1952656 0 202606 X 569489 318572 159158 91759 3312275 2987897 17336 307042 263926 232445 3740 27741 363318 310524 15682 37112 17724 17724 78000 78000 804924 413810 112726 278388 26836 26836 260509 221433 13025 26051 20028 12839 190 6999 24450 20783 1222 2445 43005 36554 2150 4301 NON-PERSONNEL EXPENSE 311075 264188 15629 31258 CREDIT LOSSES 162415 162415 OTHER EXPENSE 5522 206 1559 3757 6263496 4924087 522556 816853 283012 461787 2377742 952991 1161307 1092373 680635 840130 75000 26856 1854 475041 434395 50947 40646 1751020 1346762 1731005 1569473 8137524 6306016 339082 285167 5493 1521253 1382371 1860335 1673031 X 3637189 3006604 2640000 1626381 6277189 4632985 8137524 6306016 -1623023 -21181 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3359256 5553090 2098905 5706356 2485211 19202818 3359256 5553090 2098905 5706356 2485211 19202818 1753946 17448872 21157 20476 51235 151619 121340 365827 5978 3476 2215 6820 1255 19744 19588389 8625625 0.89080 0.85410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 78000 78000 6185496 6263496 463175 115794 0 0 350093 410879 427619 463175 1651766 2477649 16000 33000 50000 78000 177000 87523 102720 106905 115794 412942 619413 16000 16000 5900 715 5185 469141 433680 35461 40646 SECURITY DEPOSIT 34562 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 1347383 DUE FROM EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC USA, INC. 187528 1569473 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1382371 1382371 GALA 812985 560511 252474 252474 812985 560511 252474 252474 252474 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JANICE WEINMAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 296800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3200 0 300000 0 0 0 RAINAH BERLOWITZ SECRETARY/SR. DIR. FINANCE 146641 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6465 0 153106 0 0 0 X 8 166771 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 19 DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ETM REPORTED A DECREASE IN TOTAL NET ASSETS OF APPROXIMATELY $1.6 MILLION AS REFLECTED ON FORM 990, PART I, LINE 19. THIS DECREASE INCLUDES BOTH OPERATING ACTIVITY AND THE IMPACT OF DONOR-RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED IN PRIOR PERIODS AND UTILIZED DURING THE CURRENT YEAR. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, ETM RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $2.6 MILLION OF DONOR-RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS INTENDED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS OVER A MULTI-YEAR PERIOD. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, APPROXIMATELY $1.24 MILLION OF THESE FUNDS WERE RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION AND USED TO SUPPORT OPERATING ACTIVITIES. AS A RESULT, THE CHANGE IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS REFLECTS AN OPERATING DECREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $609,000, WHILE THE REMAINING DECREASE OF $1.01 MILLION RELATES TO THE USE OF PREVIOUSLY RESTRICTED FUNDS AND THE TIMING OF THEIR RECOGNITION. THE OPERATING DECREASE NOTED ABOVE AGREES TO THE CHANGE IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS REPORTED IN ETM'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE UNREALIZED INVESTMENT LOSSES, WHICH ARE NOT REPORTED ON FORM 990. A COPY OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2025 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990 PREPARED BY OUR ACCOUNTANTS WAS CIRCULATED TO THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 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, 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 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 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 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE BOARD REVIEWS AT LEAST ONE RECENT PUBLISHEDSALARY SURVEY ALONGSIDE CONSIDERATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S JOBPERFORMANCE. THE FINAL COMPENSATION DETERMINATION IS MADE AT THEORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEETING IN JULY IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, ABSENT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN JULY 2024. FOR OTHER OFFICERS, THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD'S FINANCE COMMITTEE. THIS REVIEW WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN JULY 2024. 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 403,750. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 112,726. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 278,388. TOTAL EXPENSES 794,864. ACCOMPANISTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,060. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,060. EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC USA INC 122 EAST 42ND STREET -SUITE 1501 NEW YORK NY 10168 883726455 PROMOTE MUSIC EDUCATION IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED S 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 0 0 0 EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC USA INC L 32500 ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED