Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NONE
- Income
- $338,999
- Spending
- $239,749
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 10.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $60,925, director
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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 314% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (3)
- $239,749 spent. THE ACADEMY HAS HAD SUCCESS WITH THE ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES RELATING TO NEUROLOGICAL THERAPY, FOCUSES ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
- RECENT STUDY COMBINED NMT WITH THE VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) PLATFORM COMPUTER-ASSISTED REHABILITATION ENVIRONMENT (CAREN), OFFERING CUSTOMIZABLE ENVIRONMENTS FOR RHYTHMIC CUE PRACTICE TO PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO PARKINSON'S REHABILITATION. FINDINGS SUGGEST THAT NMT, WITHIN AN IMMERSIVE VR ENVIRONMENT, EFFECTIVELY IMPROVES COGNITIVE AND EF IN PD. MUSIC STRUCTURED WITHIN NMT TECHNIQUES, COUPLED WITH ADVANCED AUDIO-VISUAL FEEDBACK FROM VR, OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE AND POTENTIALLY MORE EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR MANAGING COGNITIVE AND EXECUTIVE DEFICITS ASSOCIATED WITH PD.
- CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER (DCD) DISPLAY DIFFICULTIES IN PERCEPTION-ACTION COUPLING WHEN ENGAGING IN TASKS REQUIRING PREDICTIVE TIMING. WE INVESTIGATED THE INFLUENCE OF AWARENESS ON AUDITORY-MOTOR ADJUSTMENTS TO SMALL AND LARGE RHYTHMIC PERTURBATIONS IN THE AUDITORY SEQUENCE TO EXAMINE WHETHER CHILDREN SYNCHRONIZE THEIR MOVEMENTS AUTOMATICALLY OR THROUGH PLANNING AND WHETHER THOSE ADJUSTMENTS OCCUR CONSCIOUSLY OR SUBCONSCIOUSLY. COMPARED TO TD PEERS, CHILDREN WITH DCD SHOWED REDUCED INTERHEMISPHERIC CONNECTIVITY DURING PLANNED ADJUSTMENTS AND DISPLAYED SIMILAR NEURAL PATTERNS REGARDLESS OF TASK CONSTRAINTS. NOTABLY, THEY BENEFITED FROM RHYTHMIC ENTRAINMENT DESPITE HAVING INCREASED VARIABILITY AND LOWER PERCEPTUAL ACUITY. MUSICAL TRAINING WAS ASSOCIATED WITH ENHANCED AUDITORY-PERCEPTUAL TIMING, REDUCED VARIABILITY, AND INCREASED INTERHEMISPHERIC COHERENCE. THESE INSIGHTS ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF AUDITORY/RHYTHM-BASED INTERVENTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH DCD.
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
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 2024.
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 August 2015.
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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