Public Charity

GUITARS OVER GUNS ORGANIZATION INC

Based in MIAMI, FL, GUITARS OVER GUNS ORGANIZATION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.0M in revenue, $6.1M in expenses, $2.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 108 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $6.7M.

EIN: 262644682 MIAMI, FL Youth Development Programs NTEE: O50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.0M
Total Expenses$6.1M
Total Assets$2.7M
Grant Records108
Funding Total$6.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

GUITARS OVER GUNS ORGANIZATION, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A FLORIDA- BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS THAT PROVIDES MENTORING, MUSIC INSTRUCTION, AND PERFORMING OPPORTUNITIES TO AT-RISK YOUTH IN ORDER TO REDUCE DROPOUT RATES AND EMPOWER ITS PARTICIPANTS. THE ORGANIZATION HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN NEGATIVE AND DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS TO DISCOVER THE LIFE-CHANGING POWER OF MUSIC THROUGH A STRUCTURED PROGRAM OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION AND STRONG MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS.

Where $100 goes at Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc

How Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$78
Guitars over guns provided arts-based youth development for over 1,000 students at school and community sites across our program locations
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,000 students
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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

DIRECTOR Alan Samuel Cohen
DIRECTOR Andrew Stroth
DIRECTOR Asher Raphael
DIRECTOR Dave Walsh
DIRECTOR Ebony Howard
PRESIDENT/CE Frank C Bernstein

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,382,972 67 grants
Arts & Culture
$566,000 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$360,450 18 grants
Youth Development
$180,100 3 grants
Education
$52,500 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.0M $6.1M $2.7M
2024 $5.2M $4.9M $3.5M
2023 $3.8M $3.5M $3.2M
2022 $3.4M $2.7M $2.9M
2021 $2.8M $2.3M $2.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $5.0M (+81%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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