Music Neighbors Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To better the community through music and education. Our mission is to strengthen Nashvilles music community by providing local musicians a stable foundation to promote their music while educating and connecting the public to performing arts.
- Income
- $68,952
- Spending
- $59,282
- Reserves
- 3.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Highest pay
- $19,671, operations director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 (4)
- $34,553 spent. Our program Play It Forward Sessions provides free professional recording and video production services to music artists to create and produce new songs. Artists fully own the rights to their music thats recorded. Our video packages are utilized for the artists EPKS Electronic Press Kits that help build their careers in the music industry. In FY25 13 full-day recording sessions were hosted 31 songs created and 78 artists supported. 11 of the 12 participating artist projects chose to received stipends to cover the expenses artists incur for the production of the songs. These funds must be used for hiring session players to perform on the songs recorded to hire a producer for the songs recorded and or to hire an audio engineer for the mixing mastering of the recordings. Additionally we began curation and advertising for our FY26 programming season in the fall of 2025.
- $5,738 spent. Celebrate Music City Festival Series is our nonprofits free all ages community music festival series that celebrates Nashvilles local music scene and features a wide variety of music genres. This is a celebration of music and how it fosters community and culture through art. In FY25 3 festivals sere held 50 artists supported and 600 people attended. The performing artists received payment for their performances during the event they were a part of. We also record live performance videos during the events for each performer to help create professional videos for their EPKs.
- $2,783 spent. Our Mix It Up Showcase program features alumni from our Play It Forward Sessions program in a multi-genre concert series. These events are free for the general public to attend. Our intention is to connect different cultures and communities together through live music. We also want to showcase the variety of music in Nashvilles music scene. In FY25 there were 4 concerts held 52 artists supported and 415 attendees.
- $2,432 spent. Our Good Neighbors Listen program advocates for the therapeutic benefits of music for wellness mental health and emotional support. We curated a breakout session at RX Illicit Drug Summit at Opryland Convention Center. The 3 participating artists received a performance payment to perform in front of a 1500 person audience and share their recovery journeys with medical professionals and social workers that have careers helping people with substance abuse issues. We also began curation and advertising for our FY26 concert series for this program in the fall of 2025.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 November 6, 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 2025.
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 November 4, 2026.
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