Publick Musick Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Present and perform 17th- and 18th-century music
- Income
- $76,082
- Spending
- $52,740
- Reserves
- 14.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Highest pay
- $10,600, co-artistic director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 December 31, 2025, 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 (4)
- $20,355 spent. Free performance of cantatas by Bach and Graupner, in Rochester, NY. ~140 persons benefitted
- $11,513 spent. Free performances of rarely heard 17th- and 18th-century instrumental music in Rochester and Dansville, NY, with works of Marini, Castello, Kapsperger, Corelli, Boni, Geminiani, Avison, and Vivaldi. ~100 persons benefited
- $11,158 spent. Free concerts of Classical music for flute and strings in Rochester, Perry, and Dansville, NY, with works of Mozart, Boccherini, and Devienne. ~135 persons benefitted.
- $7,412 spent. Free performance of rarely heard 17th-century music in Rochester, NY, with works of Schütz, Staden, Bertali, Bernhard, and Weckmann. ~200 persons benefitted.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 December 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 June 1997.
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 October 21, 2026.
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