Rhythmic Pathways
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Community based music education program offering performance opportunities in the performing arts. We provide three distinct programs: 1) A drumline for the youth in Alameda county that performs in parades and community events, 2) We provide basic music education to at risk students incarcerated in the Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center. 3) We provide a re-rntry program for at risk youth leaving incarceration and returning to the community.
- Income
- $86,230
- Spending
- $36,888
- Reserves
- 13.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $36,888, ceo
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 (3)
- $36,888 spent. Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center - Youth Music Instruction: $37000.00 for instructor led music lessons to 12 incarcerated youth in multiple units of the secure detention facility.
- $15,000 Rhythm Cadets Drumline - youth music instruction for the community performing group that participates in parades and community events.
- $6,400 Youth Re-entry Program - Licensing and training for staff to facilitate youth re-entering the community from the JJC using restorative justice methodologies incorporating hip hop music into the re-entry curriculum
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 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 June 2022.
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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