The Concord Community Music School
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC BY PROVIDING THE FULLEST POSSIBLE ARRAY OF MUSICAL EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, MUSICAL ABILITIES, AND BACKGROUNDS.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- -1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 62%
- Employees
- 52
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $114,698, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 44% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 28% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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)
- $1.3 million spent. IN FY2025, WE SERVED PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS RANGING IN AGE FROM 6 MONTHS TO 97 YEARS OLD. APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN WEEKLY VIRTUAL PRIVATE LESSONS AND ENSEMBLES, AS WELL AS SHORTER-TERM CAMPS AND FESTIVALS. WE TAUGHT STUDENTS PREPARING FOR CAREERS AS PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS, ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 90 STUDYING GUITAR AND PIANO AND SINGING IN CHORUSES, AND A TODDLER IN FOSTER CARE RECEIVING DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY TO ADDRESS TRAUMA FROM AN ABUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. WE SERVED NUMEROUS STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS DUE TO PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES, WITH THOSE SERVICES DIRECTED BY A FACULTY MUSIC THERAPIST AND A DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPIST. MUSIC IN THE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE (MICI) PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT NH SERVED PARTICIPANTS WITH FREE MUSIC EDUCATION AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES IN THE FORM OF CUSTOMIZED VIDEOS SENT TO OUR PARTNER SITES. OUR DIVERSE CCMS COMMUNITY INCLUDES STUDENTS OF AFRICAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, NEPALI, AFGHAN, MOROCCAN, SOUTH ASIAN, AND HISPANIC BACKGROUNDS. WE WORKED WITH STUDENTS WHOSE SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDE SPEECH DELAY, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, BEHAVIORAL ISSUES, AUTISM, ADHD, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, ATTACHMENT ISSUES, SENSORY PROCESSING, AND TRAUMA. IN FY2025 WE OFFERED A RANGE CONCERTS, RECITALS AND WORKSHOPS, RANGING FROM FACULTY PERFORMANCES OF CHAMBER MUSIC AND JAZZ AS PART OF THE FREE BACH'S LUNCH SERIES, TO A LIVESTREAM SONGWEAVERS CHORAL CONCERT, A VIRTUAL MANDOLIN FESTIVAL AND CONCERT, AND A LIVE OUTDOOR PRODUCTION OF INTO THE WOODS BY OUR PURPLE FINCHES CHORUS. AUDIENCES INCLUDE OLDER ADULTS, HOME-SCHOOLED CHILDREN, MENTAL HEALTH CLIENTS, MUSIC EDUCATORS, CCMS FAMILIES, DOWNTOWN PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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