Public Charity

LEAD GUITAR

LEAD GUITAR is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in TUCSON, AZ. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $822K, expenses of $1.1M, total assets of $954K. Imperigo tracks 26 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $558K.

EIN: 261416560 TUCSON, AZ Performing Arts Schools NTEE: A6E Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$822K
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$954K
Grant Records26
Funding Total$558K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

LEAD GUITAR IMPROVES STUDENT GRADES, GRADUATION RATES, RESILIENCE AND LIFE SKILLS BY DELIVERING FREE IN-SCHOOL GUITAR PROGRAMS TO KIDS FACING SIGNIFICANT SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES OR OTHER BARRIERS TO EXPERIENCING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MAKING MUSIC.

Where $100 goes at Lead Guitar

How Lead Guitar divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$79
In the 2024-25 academic year, Lead Guitar served 257 classrooms in 105 schools in 6 states, teaching 7,590 students to play guitar and 129 public school teachers to…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 105 schools; 7,590 students; 129 teachers
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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.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY, E Brad Richter
DIRECTOR Carol Cunningham
DIRECTOR Clint Mabie
DIRECTOR Daniel Bueschel
DIRECTOR Diane Quevedo
DIRECTOR Doug Declusin

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$359,515 18 grants
Arts & Culture
$163,332 6 grants
Education
$35,573 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $822K $1.1M $954K
2024 $1.9M $1.1M $1.2M
2023 $854K $876K $366K
2021 $604K $505K $209K
2020 $420K $443K $216K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $420K to $822K (+96%), with total assets most recently reported at $954K.

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