Weathervane Music Organization
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ADVANCE INDEPENDENT MUSIC, ART, AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND THEM.
- Income
- $136,358
- Spending
- $119,521
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 84%
- Highest pay
- $20,400, exec. dir/bo
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 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 (2)
- $66,931 spent. RECORDING PROGRAM THIS INCLUDES PROGRAM ACTIVITIES PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SEPARATELY AS "SHAKING THROUGH", "OPEN SESSIONS", "RECORDING WORKSHOPS", AND "EDU PROGRAM". THE OPEN SESSIONS SERIES IS WEATHERVANE'S NEWEST EXPERIMENT IN NON-PROFIT MUSIC PRODUCTION AND STORY TELLING. EACH OPEN SESSION IS A REAL RECORDING SESSION WITH AN EXCITING NEW ARTIST, HELD IN FRONT OF A SMALL AUDIENCE. WE CAPTURE VIDEO DURING THE RECORDING SESSION TO TELL THE ARTIST'S STORY AND SHOW THE VARIOUS STAGES AND TECHNIQUES OF THE RECORDING PROCESS. LATER, WE RELEASE THE MUSIC TO OUR AUDIENCE THROUGH DIGITAL CHANNELS (E.G. YOUTUBE, STREAMING SERVICES, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND TIKTOK), AND LIKE ALL WEATHERVANE RECORDING PROGRAMS, WE SHARE THE MULTITRACKS FROM THE RECORDINGS WITH DONORS AND SUPPORTING MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD. THEY DOWNLOAD THE HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTION MATERIALS, REMIX THEM, AND SHARE THEIR WORK BACK WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THE WEATHERVANE WEBSITE. IN ITS SECOND YEAR, WEATHERVANE PRODUCED AND RELEASED OPEN SESSIONS WITH TWO ARTISTS - PHILADELPHIA BAND GLADIE, AND ASHEVILLE, NC ARTIST RACHEL ANGEL. IN ADDITION, WEATHERVANE HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN ITS LARGER CATALOG OF MULTITRACKS, MAKING THE RECORDED MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO THAT SAME SUPPORTING MEMBER BASE DOTTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE RECORDINGS THEMSELVES WERE ORIGINALLY PRODUCED OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS FOR OUR PREVIOUS SHAKING THROUGH SERIES, RECORDING WORKSHOPS AND OTHER RECORDING PROGRAMS. OUR "EDU" LINE HAS CONTINUED, DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTORS AND THEIR STUDENTS LEARNING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF RECORDING MUSIC. THROUGH THIS, WEATHERVANE TAKES AN ACTIVE VOICE IN DETERMINING HOW THE RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES ARE TAUGHT IN THE MODERN DAY.
- $16,733 spent. CONSULTING PROGRAM SINCE 2023, WEATHERVANE HAS PROVIDED CONSULTING AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR SMALL NONPROFITS OUTSIDE OF THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. THIS PROJECT WAS LARGELY INSPIRED BY THE HUNDREDS OF CORRESPONDENCES WE HAD OVER YEARS (BUT PARTICULARLY DURING THE PANDEMIC) WITH PEOPLE HOPING TO UNITE THEIR OWN CREATIVE WORK WITH COMMUNITY-FOCUSED PROJECTS WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK. IN 2025, WEATHERVANE PROVIDED CONSULTING AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR "LAMPLIGHT AVL", AN ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM BASED IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. LAMPLIGHT WAS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN AND SECURING THEIR OWN 501(C)(3) STATUS WITH THE IRS. WEATHERVANE MET WITH LAMPLIGHT EVERY TWO WEEKS THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS CONSULTANCY, WORKING THROUGH SEVERAL ITERATIONS OF PROJECT IDEAS, ORGANIZATIONAL BRANDING, ETC. THE CONSULTANCY ENDED SHORTLY AFTER THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR BEGAN, WHEN LAMPLIGHT RECEIVED ITS NONPROFIT STATUS, ONLY WEEKS BEFORE HURRICANE HELENE WREAKED HAVOC ON THEIR COMMUNITY. SINCE THAT TIME, LAMPLIGHT HAS MADE ARTIST RECOVERY FROM THAT DEVASTATING EVENT THE FOCUS OF THEIR WORK. IN ADDITION, WE WORKED WITH "BRING YOUR SONG", A SONGWRITING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN AKRON, OHIO. BYS WAS ORIGINALLY INSPIRED BY WEATHERVANE'S WORK, AND HAD RECENTLY BEEN AWARDED 501(C)(3) STATUS AFTER WORKING INFORMALLY IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR 11 YEARS. BYS HIRED WEATHERVANE TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR BUSINESS PLAN AFTER HAVING RECEIVED A PLANNING GRANT FROM THE OHIO ARTS COUNCIL. THE PROJECT MET EVERY OTHER WEEK OVER A 4 MONTH PERIOD ENDING IN JULY 2024.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 November 2013.
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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