Public Charity

The People's Music School

The People's Music School, of Chicago, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.2M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, $5.1M in total assets. 70 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510192597 Chicago, IL Performing Arts Schools NTEE: A6E Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$5.1M
Grant Records70
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The People's Music School (Organization") is a not-for-profit organization, founded in 1975, that increases access to the benefits of music education by providing 100% free, high-quality music instruction to children who otherwise (Continued on Schedule O)

Where $100 goes at The People's Music School

How The People's Music School divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$75
The People's Music School delivered tuition-free music education to 819 students from across Chicago in FY25
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 819 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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$212,000
$100,000
2024
Grant to arts programming at the community level for youth
$100,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$68,890
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING TO ENHANCE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MUSIC LEARNING
$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 70 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Adam Lucas
Director Anthony Salazar
Director Carolyn Jaw
Director Cecy Vangetson
Director Christie Crouch
Director Cici Zheng

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,225,166 43 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$400,125 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$391,013 13 grants
Youth Development
$200,000 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.2M $3.2M $5.1M
2024 $2.9M $3.3M $3.4M
2023 $2.8M $3.2M $3.9M
2022 $2.5M $3.7M $4.3M
2021 $3.2M $2.9M $5.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.2M to $4.2M (+29%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.1M.

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