Dunedin Music Society Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AFTER EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION AND VISIONING, THE DMS WAS FORMED TO CONNECT LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH LIVE MUSIC. FROM INTERNATIONAL AND STATE-WIDE FESTIVALS TO TOWN, DEVELOPMENT AND EVEN STREET-FOCUSED CONCERTS, THE DMS PRODUCES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS, AND LOCAL AND TEMPORARY AUDIENCES.
- Income
- $33,402
- Spending
- $38,769
- Reserves
- 7.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $15,480, artistic dir
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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 (1)
- $35,169 spent. PRIMARILY THROUGH TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS AND SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS, THE DMS IS ABLE TO COORDINATE EVENTS OF ITS OWN PERFORMING GROUPS AND TEACHERS, AND FOR GROUPS THAT ASK FOR HELP, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING AFFILIATED GROUPS WITH TAX ADVANTAGEOUS FISCAL SPONSORSHIP. BY SENDING AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS INTO LOCAL COMMUNITIES, THOSE COMMUNITIES NOT ONLY BENEFIT FROM LIVE MUSIC ON THEIR DOORSTEP, BUT ENJOY EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN LARGER MUSIC-RELATED EVENTS.
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
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 January 2017.
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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