All Ages Music Portland
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Friends of Noise is a non-profit organization built on the values of collectivism and restorative justice. We seek to transform the culture of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth access to the music industry. We foster a healthy ecosystem for all ages to thrive by providing youth-focused programs, teaching industry skills, developing resources, mentorship and professional development. We meet young people where they are by facilitating opportunities for immersion into a safer arts community while uplifting youth voices.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $75,000, executive dir.
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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 32% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).
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
0 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 (2)
- $478,379 spent. All Ages Music Portland had the privilege to act as Fiscal Sponsor for organizations whose mission align with our organization.
- $375,498 spent. Programming Highlights: *Hosted 21 concerts/events accessible to all ages, where artists were paid for their performances including annual events like Spring Break Fest, Masquerade of Madness, and our Icebreaker winter break concert. *Provided sound services for 125 client events, connecting youth sound engineers and/or youth artists with paid work *Co-Hosted 11 youth open mic events at different venues throughout Portland *Hosted 15 Sound Squad Supreme training days, where youth sound engineers get to explore new gear, ask questions, and meet other team members *Facilitated a tour for our youth sound engineers of Moda Center (a large convention center) to see the inner workings of large scale concerts and sports productions *Helped youth leaders produce 3 benefit shows *Produced Find Your Future Fest, a youth curated career fair including an all ages concert at the end *Released Rose City Rising II; our second intergenerational collaborative recording project featuring 5 youth emcees/bands. *Advocated for youth artists to perform (and be paid) at 3 major festivals in Portland during 2024: Waterfront Blues Fest, Pickathon and PDX Pop Now. This provided exposure to hundreds of audience members. *Hosted 2 teen sound engineering workshops, 1 protect your hearing workshop, and collaborated with other nonprofits on a music video workshop and a rock bank workshop series for middle schoolers *Provided work for a roster of 18 teen sound engineers *48 episodes of Friends of Noise Presents on XRAY.fm, a weekly radio show curated and hosted by youth DJs *Launched our summer residency program which pays 2 youth artists to create original music Organizational Growth: *Hired a new staff member; a venue and production manager *Signed the lease and submitted permitting applications in preparation for opening our all ages community arts venue in 2025 *Began a capital campaign to fund the renovation and new programming for our new all ages venue *Our work and impact was featured in 5 articles through local publications *Were chosen to steward the Elan Eichler Memorial Fund Collaborations with these partner orgs: Arts for Learning NW The Blueprint Foundation Depave Ethos Music Killian Pacific Live Wire My Voice Music Next Up Oregon Northwest Hardcore Fest Oregon Contemporary Arts Center Oregon Museum of Science and Industry PamCut Tomorrow Theatre Patricia Reser Center for the Arts PDX Pop Now! Pickathon Portland Institute of Contemporary Arts Portland State University Portland Trailblazers Portland Winter Ice Rink Pow Girls Media Education TVI Architects Waterfront Blues Fest Number of people served: -Audience: 2400 -Workshop Participants: 40 -Paid Artists: 300 -Paid youth sound engineers: 18 -Paid youth Djs: 6 -Paid Youth Interns: 3 -Paid Youth Graphic Designers: 3 -Youth Leaders Producing fundraiser events (unpaid): 5 1900 unique participants
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 November 2016.
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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