Public Charity

COMMUNITY MUSICWORKS

COMMUNITY MUSICWORKS is a Public Charity headquartered in PROVIDENCE, RI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.9M revenue, $2.8M expenses, $24.2M total assets. 93 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 050507426 PROVIDENCE, RI Performing Arts Schools NTEE: A6E Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$24.2M
Grant Records93
Funding Total$6.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY MUSICWORKS ("CMW") IS TO CREATE A COHESIVE URBAN COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE THAT TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND MUSICIANS. RESIDENT MUSICIANS TEACH, PERFORM AND FOSTER COMMUNITY IN THE WEST END OF PROVIDENCE, RI.

Where $100 goes at Community Musicworks

How Community Musicworks divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$89
A community music organization that emphaisizes music education and social justice programs for youth and adults in underserved neighborhoods of Providence, ri
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 25 concerts; 150 children
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ART - ARTS AND CULTURE (PRIMARY)
$209,750
2024
COMMUNITY BASED COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION
$108,313
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$73,900
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$56,775
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$13,000

Showing up to 5 of 93 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Abigail Borchers
TRUSTEE Alexander Jimenez
TRUSTEE Brian Mertes
TRUSTEE Catherine Chung
TRUSTEE Cesar Mendez
TRUSTEE David Bourns

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$4,376,173 51 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,109,500 22 grants
Youth Development
$342,500 9 grants
Health & Medicine
$225,550 2 grants
Environment & Conservation
$149,093 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.9M $2.8M $24.2M
2024 $13.3M $3.7M $24.9M
2023 $2.4M $6.3M $15.7M
2022 $7.1M $1.4M $14.7M
2021 $5.2M $1.3M $9.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.2M to $1.9M (-62%), with total assets most recently reported at $24.2M.

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