Dmv Music Academy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The DMV Music Academy exists to expose, engage, and enrich young people through the transformative power of music.
- Income
- $105,231
- Spending
- $99,260
- Reserves
- 4.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 59%
- Highest pay
- $2,000, artistic director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2026, 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 4.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2026, 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 April 30, 2026, 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)
- $11,000 spent. In 2023, we became a multisite operation - expanding to four locations throughout the DMV region (Hyattsville, Takoma Park, DC, and Baltimore) serving 87 students. We have also expanded our school year programming as we started weekly drumline programs at 4 different DC Public Schools serving over 112 students weekly. This year, we added a K-8 school in Baltimore City and are currently in discussions with potential donors to expand the number of schools we serve in DC and Baltimore in the 2024-25 school year. Additionally, we launched a wellness drumming initiative for veterans in the DC metro region in partnership with the Department of Veteran Affairs for Prince George's County, Maryland.
- $12,350 spent. As we finish our ninth year of existence, we can proudly announce that our organization has helped get 41 students into college with music scholarships. In addition, we have expanded our school residencies in Washington DC - now partnering with seven different schools, helping to create and further develop music programs in underserved communities.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2026, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending April 2026.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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