Public Charity

PALAVER STRINGS INC

PALAVER STRINGS INC, of PORTLAND, ME, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.1M in revenue, $921K in expenses, $432K in total assets. 34 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $810K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 474914834 PORTLAND, ME Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$921K
Total Assets$432K
Grant Records34
Funding Total$810K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

PALAVER STRINGS IS A GRAMMY-NOMINATED, MUSICIAN-LED STRING ENSEMBLE AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN PORTLAND, ME. OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AND INSPIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC. IN OUR MUSICIAN-LED MODEL, PALAVER'S MUSICIANS SHARE ARTISTIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP, GUIDED BY A PASSION FOR ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES, ADDRESSING SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, AND AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES. EQUALLY COMMITTED TO PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION, PALAVER PRESENTS A FULL SEASON OF LIVE CONCERTS AND SERVICES HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS YEARLY AT THE PALAVER MUSIC CENTER IN PORTLAND.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Blanca Santiago
DIRECTOR Carolyn Benthien
DIRECTOR Christina Wright
DIRECTOR David Lakari
PRESIDENT Josue Gonzalez
SECRETARY Katherine Knox

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$305,185 9 grants
Performing Arts, Transportation
$143,000 1 grant
Performing Arts
$87,500 4 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$71,550 4 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$62,450 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.1M $921K $432K
2024 $778K $804K $110K
2023 $628K $599K $165K
2021 $340K $282K $125K
2020 $283K $300K $64K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $283K to $1.1M (+306%), with total assets most recently reported at $432K.

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