Public Charity

Community Music School

Community Music School is a Public Charity headquartered in Buffalo, NY. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $591K revenue, $733K expenses, $1.2M total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $157K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 160755757 Buffalo, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$591K
Total Expenses$733K
Total Assets$1.2M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$157K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Community Music School is committed to providing quality music instruction for individuals of all ages and levels of ability regardless of aspirations or financial resources and providing musical public service programs to the Western New York area

Sample Grants Received

2024
CHARITABLE SUPPORT. ANY RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE GRANTEE.
$30,343
2024
ASI 2024 GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
$20,000
2022
UNRESTRICTED USE; SCHOLARSHIPS; JAZZ CLUB FOR KIDS
$14,288
2020
UNRESTRICTED USE; COMMUNITY BASED RECORDING STUDIOS; SCHOLARSHIPS
$53,278
2018
UNRESTRICTED USE; WATERFRONT ACADEMY AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTION PROGRAM; DISBURSEMENT
$15,125

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Officers & Directors

Trustee Artrell Williams
President Ashish Vikram
Secretary Dave Hunt
Trustee Ellen Harris-Harvey
Trustee Jeanine Roberts
Executive Director Jennifer Guillow

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED USE; COMMUNITY BASED RECORDING STUDIOS; SCHOLARSHIPS
$53,278 1 grant
CHARITABLE SUPPORT. ANY RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE GRANTEE.
$30,343 1 grant
UNRESTRICTED USE; WATERFRONT ACADEMY AFTER SCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTION PROGRAM; MUSIC THERAPY AT ST. MARY'S SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
$23,892 1 grant
ASI 2024 GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
$20,000 1 grant
UNRESTRICTED USE; WATERFRONT ACADEMY AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTION PROGRAM; DISBURSEMENT
$15,125 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $591K $733K $1.2M
2023 $499K $630K $1.4M
2022 $369K $524K $1.2M
2021 $327K $276K $1.2M
2020 $1.4M $537K $1.0M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.4M to $591K (-59%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.

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