Annapolis Musicians Fund for Musicians Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Annapolis Musicians Fund for Musicians, Inc. (AMFM) provides support to qualifying Annapolis-area musical arts education programs; funds qualifying musical education scholarships; provides temporary financial relief on an as-needed basis to qualified professional Annapolis-area musicians who lose work due to unforeseen events or are unable to work due to catastrophic events; provides financial support to a deceased musicians immediate family or a musician who has lost an immediate family member; and promotes the musical arts and artists in the Annapolis, Maryland area.
- Income
- $102,872
- Spending
- $89,634
- Reserves
- 22.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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 August 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 August 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 (1)
- During the fiscal year that ended August 31, 2025, the AMFM Board of Directors approved applications for lost work benefits submitted by thirty-five (35) qualified Annapolis area musicians, in the total amount of $29,011. Additionally, $36,000 was granted to six (6) different applicants for catastrophic benefits. During this period and as part of the organizations youth programs, $2,500 in musical and vocal instruction benefits were paid primarily for underserved school-age students. The Board of Directors also approved a total donation of $6,000 to two Annapolis area 501(c)(3) organizations ($3,000 each) for their summer musical education programs so that underserved youth could attend those programs, and awarded $5,000 for a college scholarship to an incoming college freshman from the greater Annapolis area who would be majoring in music performance.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 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 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 August 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 July 2007.
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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