Mission
ELEMENTAL MUSIC CELEBRATES MUSIC-MAKING AND BUILDS COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OUR CORE VALUES ARE COMMUNITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, EQUITY, EXCELLENCE, AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC.
Public Charity
ELEMENTAL MUSIC
ELEMENTAL MUSIC is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA MONICA, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.2M revenue, $1.3M expenses, $1.1M total assets. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $606K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 273274582
SANTA MONICA, CA
Symphony Orchestras
NTEE: A69
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$1.1M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$606K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Elemental Music
How Elemental Music divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$73
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$10
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $73 for programs
$18
Our bergmann program/encore lesson program provided 98 socioeconomically disadvantaged students in grades 4 to 12 from the Santa Monica-malibu unified school district with free year-round private music lessons…
$9
Elemental @ westminster
$7
Elemental strings
Plus 15 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
EDUCATION
$30,000
$30,000
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$24,950
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$24,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,948
Showing up to 5 of 25 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Allison Van Etten
SECRETARY
Brenda Benson
TREASURER
Gigi Decavalles-Hughes
DIRECTOR
Janie Docter
EXECUTIVE & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Josephine Moerschel
DIRECTOR
Kay Tidwell
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.1M |
| 2024 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $633K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $581K |
| 2022 | $702K | $675K | $386K |
| 2021 | $475K | $502K | $318K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $475K to $1.2M (+155%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.