Public Charity

Community Music School

Community Music School is a Public Charity headquartered in Buffalo, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $656K revenue, $859K expenses, $920K total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $157K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 160755757 Buffalo, NY Performing Arts Schools NTEE: A6E Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$656K
Total Expenses$859K
Total Assets$920K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$157K
Filing Years2021–2025

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
Vice President Dave Hunt
Trustee Ellen Harris-Harvey
Trustee Jacob Lea-Kelly
Secretary Jeanine Roberts

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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
2025 $656K $859K $920K
2024 $591K $733K $1.2M
2023 $499K $630K $1.4M
2022 $369K $524K $1.2M
2021 $327K $276K $1.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $327K to $656K (+100%), with total assets most recently reported at $920K.

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