Maritime Music and Tradition Society Corp
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the Maritime Music and Tradition Society Corp is preserving and encouraging maritime and traditional music through education, research, performance and community.
- Income
- $99,733
- Spending
- $62,048
- Reserves
- 20.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 79%
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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 38% of income.
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 (2)
- $58,416 spent. The Maritime Music & Tradition Society presents an annual Sea Music Festival; through the festival and other concerts, lectures, demonstrations, and song-sharing sessions, we enact our mission of preserving and encouraging maritime music, from deepwater sailing to inland waterways, and building community. The 3nd Connecticut Sea Music Festival was held from June 7-10, 2024 in Essex CT. The Festival featured 5 performance stages throughout the town and 28 performers, with evening concerts at a marquee tent on the grounds of the CT River Museum. There were 41 workshops, 3 evening concerts, plus pop-up performances at 4 other locations in town. An outdoor demonstration area provided presentations and workshops on maritime cultural traditions and skills. The Festival included an accessible, barrier-free venue for families and young children, the Family Stage. The demonstrations and Family Stage performances particularly carry out the goals of our nonprofit, all-volunteer organization: To foster and nurture a continuing interest in maritime and traditional music and skills, so that this important aspect of both musical and nautical history remains a vibrant aspect of contemporary cultural life and so that these traditions and skills may be passed on to the next generation.
- Symposium on the Music of the Sea: This one day symposium, free and open to public, featured papers by international scholars, in person and via Zoom, demonstrating the world-wide reach of sea music. Recordings of the Symposium are archived on YouTube, expanding our audience beyond those able to visit Connecticut.
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 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 December 2021.
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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