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North Metro Music Education Inc

EIN 81-0813331 · Marietta, GA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO ENCOURAGE, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL MUSICAL POTENTIAL IN A CHRIST-FOCUSED COMMUNITY.

Income
$165,959
Spending
$156,087
Reserves
4.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 75%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 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 (2)
  1. $151,325 spent. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN ALL-STATE AND HONORS PROGRAMS. SIXTY TWO STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THREE LEVELS OF CONCERT BAND AND JAZZ BAND. SEVENTY FOUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN FIVE LEVELS OF ORCHESTRA. FORTY EIGHT STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THREE LEVELS OF CHORUS AND MEN'S VOICE ENSEMBLE. FORTY SEVEN STUDENTS LEARNED TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN MARCHING BAND, MARCHED IN PARADES, PLAYED AS PART OF THE HALFTIME SHOWS AT FOOTBALL GAMES, AND WON AWARDS IN THREE COMPETITIONS. TWO NEW CLASSES WERE ADDED: INTRODUCTION TO BAND, MUSIC & MOVEMENT. THIRTY FIVE STUDENTS EITHER LEARNED A NEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, OR BEGAN IN CHORUS 1. TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SPRING AND FALL CONCERTS IN MAY AND NOVEMBER 2024. THE BAND, THE MARCHING EAGLES, PERFORMED AT THE MAGIC KINGDOM AT WALT DISNEY WORLD IN LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA IN NOVEMBER 2024.
  2. $2,097 spent. DEPRECIATION EXPENSE

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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