W.O. Smith Community Music School
W.O. Smith Community Music School
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About this organization
Mission
W.O. Smith/Nashville Community Music School makes affordable, quality music instruction available to children from low-income families. We transform lives through music!
About
'Music Training' - Music instruction is provided to over 500 children from low-income families for 50 cents per lesson by a 207 member volunteer instruction faculty. The organization estimates that the services provided by the volunteer faculty have a value of $600,049 for the 2018/19 fiscal year. In addition to providing lessons, the organization makes instruments and learning materials available on a lending library basis. Students also participate in music theory and composition classes, choirs, bands, orchestras, chamber music and other ensembles.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “W.o. smith/nashville community music school provides music instruction to children from low-income families. students who qualify for the free or reduced price lunch programs in the local public school are eligible to attend. all lessons and activities are offered at the cost of 50 cents. instruction is provided by an all-volunteer faculty.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Provides affordable, quality music instruction available to children from low-income families.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is TN, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2020 was PO BOX 121348, NASHVILLE, TN, 37212.
- The form of the non-profit reports 13 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$131,930.
- The organization has 23 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1981.
- The organization pays $313,049 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $40,662 in fundraising expenses.