Tin Pan Alley American Popular Music Project Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873742386
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
9175663016
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Arts, Culture, and Humanities N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$23,392
Expenses
$6,974
Assets
$51,083
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GEORGE CALDERARO (PRESIDENT)
  • MERILYN LESTER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRIAN LEVENSON (DIRECTOR)
  • DAVID BONDY (DIRECTOR)
  • JERRY FELIX (DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The tin pan alley american popular music project commemorates and continues the legacy of tin pan alley, the culturally rich and diverse birthplace of american popular music on 28th street between broadway and 6th avenue in New York city. The tin pan alley project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that fosters appreciation for the historic beginning of american popular music and the modern music business.

What it reported doing in 2024

Through telling the stories of the songwriters, music publishers and the songs that formed the sound and industry of american popular music in the first half of the 20th century, we connect people with the power of music as an essential element of New York city and american cultural history. The multi-faceted story of tin pan alley will be told through varied virtual and in-person programming, incuding digital content on various platforms, exhibitions and events such as concerts and tours.8411

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filed totals do not add up and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 86
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.7%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 70.2%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.32; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.6% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 43.7% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $14K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.