Weston Music Center & School of the Performing Arts Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MUSIC EDUCATION
- Income
- $40,836
- Spending
- $48,803
- Reserves
- 7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Highest pay
- $6,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $42,491 spent. MUSIC INSTRUCTION WAS PROVIDED VIA PRIVATE AND GROUP LESSONS. LESSONS ARE GIVEN ON STRING INSTRUMENTS AND PIANO TO INDIVIDUALS AND TO ENSEMBLES. 16 STUDENTS IN ALL AGE GROUPS RECEIVED SUCH INSTRUCTION. STUDENT RECITALS ARE HELD EACH YEAR TO PROMOTE MUSICIANSHIP AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. PERFORMANCE FOR PEERS AND AUDIENCE IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF MUSICAL EDUCATION. 2 RECITALS WERE HELD. DECLINING ENROLLMENT RESULTED FROM AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MUSIC TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS IN THE LOCAL AREA.
- FACULTY CONCERTS, EITHER STAND ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANOTHER NONPROFIT, ARE HELD PERIODICALLY. THESE CONCERTS ARE FOR INCREASING MUSIC APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF INSTRUMENTS AND REPERTOIRE. CONCERTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND THERE IS NO ATTENDANCE FEE. ONE CONCERT WAS GIVEN IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1968.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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