Kinhaven Music School Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
030214324
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Maplewood, NJ, USA
Phone
9783785854
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts Education

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,342,870
Expenses
$2,166,018
Assets
$5,579,258
Liabilities
$868,019

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TONY MAZZOCCHI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ELLEN COHEN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MIMI HYMAN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TONY MAZZOCCHI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • PETER CHARIG (TRUSTEE)
  • NEVIN DAWSON (TRUSTEE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of kinhaven music school is to inspire and develop peoplethrough the appreciation and practice of high-level participatory music, including chamber, orchestral, and choral. Our vision is to be asustainable musical community open year-round to a wide range of musicians.kinhaven offers joyous and rigorous music-making education to accomplishedyouth and adults in a nurturing, noncompetitive, and collaborativeenvironment. Kinhaven's culture reflects its strong belief in the benefitsof shared learning, mutual support, friendship, community, and diversity.

What it reported doing in 2024

Adult chamber workshops: the adult chamber music workshop is a four-day session for 40musicians aged 18 and older of all levels of playing ability. Preformedgroups are welcome or faculty will thoughtfully assign students to achamber group and repertoire based on their ability. At their option, students perform their assigned pieces at concerts open to the public.pathways seminar: the young artist seminar is a seven-day session for 30 seriousmusicians ages 18-28. Each chamber group, preformed or assigned by thefaculty, studies one work during the session and receives daily coaching.other musical activities include master and studio classes, singing, andorganized discussions on musical topics. Students perform their pieces atvarious venues in southern Vermont and at kinhaven in concerts open to thepublic.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.7%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 75.6%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $55.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.5%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.58; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.7% of revenue deployed · 75.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 17 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $233K reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.