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Musicians on Call Inc

EIN 13-4067116 · Nashville, TN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood89 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

MUSICIANS ON CALL BRINGS LIVE AND RECORDED MUSIC TO THE BEDSIDES OF PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS. MUSICIANS ON CALL USES MUSIC TO PROMOTE AND COMPLEMENT THE HEALING PROCESS.

Income
$4.5 million
Spending
$3.9 million
Spent on programs
70%
Reserves
6.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
33
Volunteers
391
Highest pay
$441,526, president an

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 17% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 15% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 57% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    70% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 20 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    19 of 20 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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)
  1. $2.7 million spent. MUSICIANS ON CALL (MOC) HAS DELIVERED LIVE AND RECORDED MUSIC TO THE BEDSIDES OF PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS SINCE 1999. AS THE NATION'S LEADING PROVIDER OF LIVE MUSIC IN HOSPITALS, MOC VOLUNTEERS HAVE PERFORMED FOR OVER 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE NATIONWIDE. WHETHER IT WAS RETURNING MUSIC TO CHILDREN AT MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING, BRINGING SMILES TO THE FACES OF NEW MOMS IN HOUSTON, OR TEARS OF JOY AND RELIEF TO SUNRISE HOSPITAL STAFF ON THE MEMORIAL OF THE ROUTE 91 FESTIVAL TRAGEDY IN LAS VEGAS, MUSICIANS ON CALL DELIVERED TRANSFORMATIVE MOMENTS, MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS AND JOYFUL MEMORIES WHEN THEY WERE MOST NEEDED, ACROSS THE COUNTRY. - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
  2. LINE 4A PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT (CONTINUED): THE STRONG FOUNDATION BUILT IN 2024 IS SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO SIGNIFICANTLY SCALE THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC, LEANING ON INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO ACTIVATE THE COMPASSION, ENTHUSIASM AND TALENTS OF HUNDREDS MORE VOLUNTEERS IN MOC COMMUNITIES IN 2025. OVER THE COURSE OF 2024, MUSICIANS ON CALL PLAYED FOR A TOTAL OF 36,954 PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH MOC'S BEDSIDE AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERED LIVE MUSIC TO 43 HOSPITAL PARTNERS ACROSS 18 MAJOR US CITIES. COMPARED TO 2023, MOC SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN IMPACT AMONG KEY OUTCOMES FOR IN-PERSON BEDSIDE PROGRAMMING. USING THE TALENTS OF OVER 300 VOLUNTEERS, MOC PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 806 BEDSIDE SHIFTS -ACCOUNTING FOR AN ESTIMATED 9,600 HOURS OF LIVE MUSIC TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REACHED IN 2024. IN TOTAL, MOC SERVED 25,186 PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CAREGIVERS WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES AT THE BEDSIDE AND IN HOSPITAL DOORWAYS. ONE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO MOC'S INCREASE IN PEOPLE SERVED WAS THE EXPANSION TO 14 ADDITIONAL ACTIVE HOSPITAL PARTNERS IN 2024. MUSICIANS ON CALL ALSO ADVANCED ITS GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION GOALS THROUGH SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF ITS BEDSIDE PROGRAMMING IN MULTIPLE REGIONS, INCLUDING THE BRAND NEW ADDITIONS OF PROGRAMMING IN PORTLAND (OR) AND RICHMOND (VA), WHILE ALSO LAUNCHING PROGRAMS IN HOUSTON (TX). MOC VIRTUAL UTILIZES VIDEO CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY TO BROADCAST LIVE PERFORMANCES TO THOSE IN NEED OF REMOTE, LIVE MUSIC THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE INTIMATE PERFORMANCES AND HOSPITAL-WIDE CONCERTS. BECAUSE OF THIS UNIQUE SETUP, VOLUNTEERS AND THOSE DIALING IN CAN BE LOCATED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND MULTIPLE HOSPITALS CAN JOIN, ENABLING MUSIC TO REACH HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS AT ONCE. MOC ALSO MAINTAINED VIRTUAL PROGRAMS TO MAKE MUSIC MORE ACCESSIBLE TO PATIENTS OF MANY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING EL PROGRAMA VIRTUAL EN ESPAOL (SPANISH LANGUAGE VIRTUAL PROGRAM) AND ADDING SUBTITLES TO ALL VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING. MOC VIRTUAL ALMOST DOUBLED ITS TOTAL NUMBER OF PROGRAM SHIFTS FROM 2023'S OUTCOMES. BY THE END OF 2024, MUSICIANS ON CALL HAD PROVIDED 456 SHIFTS AND SERVED 11,768 PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND CAREGIVERS THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES. THROUGH BOTH THE MOC BEDSIDE AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, MUSICIANS ON CALL HOSTED SOME INCREDIBLE CELEBRITY PERFORMANCES FOR PROM, NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK, CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, VETERANS DAY AND HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING ARTISTS LIKE DOLLY, BRENDA LEE, MICKEY GUYTON, OLD DOMINION, LAUREN ALAINA, GAVIN DEGRAW, ALICIA WITT, CRAIG MORGAN, SARA EVANS, CHAPEL HART, THE BELLAMY BROTHERS, CHARLES ESTEN, SCOTTY MCCREERY, DUSTIN LYNCH, TIGIRLILY GOLD, TIERA KENNEDY, AND MORE. MOC GAVE PATIENTS THE TOOLS TO ACCESS THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC AT THEIR BEDSIDE THROUGH ITS MOC STREAMING PROGRAM, WHICH IS AVAILABLE IN HOSPITALS IN ALL 50 STATES. FACILITIES RECEIVED TABLETS PRE-PROGRAMMED WITH AMAZON MUSIC STREAMING SERVICES AND TOP-OF-THE-LINE NOISE-CANCELING HEADPHONES. THE TABLETS HAVE CUSTOM-CURATED PLAYLISTS FEATURING MUSIC THAT PROMOTES POSITIVITY AND HEALING IN THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT. THE MOC SONGWRITING PROGRAM EDUCATES PATIENTS ON THE PROCESS OF WRITING AND RECORDING AN ORIGINAL SONG AS AN OUTLET TO CHANNEL EMOTIONS FROM THE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. DURING THE PROGRAM, PATIENTS WORK WITH AN EXPERIENCED SINGER/SONGWRITER TO LEARN AND PARTICIPATE IN THE SONGWRITING PROCESS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 1999.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 October 21, 2026.

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