Five Points Music Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
FIVE POINTS MUSIC'S mission is to pursue the power of sound through live events that fund and promote access to music therapy, hearing loss advocacy, accessibility programs, and public arts initiatives. With a goal of fostering a more inclusive and universally approachable world, FIVE POINTS Music develops programs and services to enhance the role that music and art can play in educating and uniting audiences to support access with a wide variety of developmental, physical, & mental challenges.
- Income
- $939,918
- Spending
- $951,068
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 77%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $53,325, 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
Fair: 58 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 25 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: 51 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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 (4)
- $832,787 spent. FIVE POINTS Music uses live events, workshops, and concerts that fund and support access to music therapy, hearing loss advocacy, accessibility programs along with public arts initiatives designed to foster a more inclusive and universally approachable world. Our live events serve as a platform to highlight the creative capacity of musicians, print/graphic artists, installation/sculpture artists, street performers, photographers, authors, & other performing artists, while emphasizing the need to foster an inclusive experience for guests with special needs including hearing loss, vision loss, mental disabilities, mobility issues, and other unique challenges.
- $18,453 spent. FIVE POINTS Accessibility and Hearing Loss Advocacy programs feature a variety of services that are developed at our live events and offered to other event organizers, festival promoters, community events, other venues, for touring artists, and more. Services include offering free mobile hearing testing, free hearing protection give-aways for children, teens, & adults, Performing ASL Interpreters, color-blind/light sensitive glasses, tactile/haptic technology for those with hearing loss or sensory challenges, mobility support, ADA hospitality and customer service, training, and strategic planning to create universally accessible experiences for guests with various special needs.
- $7,300 spent. FIVE POINTS Music provides year round access to music therapy services for groups and individuals with various special needs including children with developmental disabilities, veterans with PTSD, those in recovery from addiction, and more. Providing families and individuals alternatives to other traditional therapy services offers clients and their families effective tools to strengthen motor function, social skills, audio/verbal development, cognitive development, and communication strategies to effectively engage with and enhance the physical, mental, and emotional well being of clients, care-takers, and their families.
- FIVE POINTS Music believes that its important to use our platform for strengthening the vitality of our community while embracing the opportunity to collaborate with other organizations and causes that play a meaningful role in the world we live in. FIVE POINTS provides a variety of benefits to community partners and non-profits with free/discounted venue rental rates, access to technology, administrative/marketing/technical support, and fundraising capacity for many organizations throughout our service areas. FIVE POINTS Music has worked in many capacities with organizations with diverse missions and causes. In working with organizations across political, religious, and social boundaries, we aim to foster a world that is empathetic and open-minded allowing us to unite around the values that we share.
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 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 October 21, 2026.
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