Strategic Music Partnerships

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271426332
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2025
Location
Oxon Hill, MD, USA
Phone
3015675349
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$18,217
Expenses
$18,200
Assets
$380
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HENRY HARRIS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • HENRY HARRIS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JOSEPH SIMS (TREASURER)
  • JASON B HARRIS (BOARD MEMBER)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To educate, train, and support independent and underserved music artists through collaborative partnerships, multimedia platforms, and structured programs that provide industry knowledge, performance opportunities, and professional development.

What it reported doing in 2025

Strategic Music Partnerships (SMP) operated as a collaborative network of musicians and industry professionals providing educational content, training, and outreach to independent and underserved artists. During 2025, the organization supported program development and infrastructure for its Excellence in Music Academy (EMA), which is designed to equip artists with essential knowledge of the music industry, including business development, performance readiness, and career advancement. Activities included development of multimedia platforms (radio, streaming, and digital content), coordination of regional outreach efforts, and preparation for training, seminars, and artist support services. SMP engaged a national network of members and volunteers to expand access to educational resources and opportunities within the music community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.9%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.1%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 38.4% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 37.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 54% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 99.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $18K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.