Tak Ensemble Music Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the TAK ensemble is to expand and promote contemporary chamber music through the commissioning, performing, recording and promotion of a diverse range of new artistic works. This mission is realized primarily through presenting concerts, open rehearsals, educational workshops, educational outreach, and the publication of recordings of musical works. We believe that publicly sharing collaborations with composers and the process of artistic creation helps to promote appreciation and support for contemporary classical music.
- Income
- $149,802
- Spending
- $139,170
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 59%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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)
- $125,860 spent. In 2023, The TAK Ensemble produced and presented nine concerts (including three tours across the United States and abroad), was engaged in educational residency with five different institutions, and hosted a music festival in New York City called 'Swoonfest', which gathered six different artists/bands from NYC and Philiadelphia for two nights of concerts. With the exception of the educational initiatives, all repertoire was work commissioned by and for the ensemble by living composers, and all concerts used a Pay-What-You-Can ticket pricing model to expand access. Places visited: Bangkok, Thailand (INTACT Festival, December); Ohio, USA (Cleveland Uncommon Sound Project, Cleveland; Columbus); California, USA (The Lab, San Francisco; Wind River, Santa Cruz). Educational residencies: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), The Walden School (Dublin, NH), the Yarn/Wire Institute (New York, NY).
- $113,121 spent. In 2024, the TAK ensemble presented nine concerts in New York City, Chicago, Washington DC, Manchester (UK), and Dublin (Ireland); was university ensemble-in-residence at the University of Chicago, Princeton University and Huddersfield University (UK); and recorded a new album of five works written for the ensemble to be released in 2025/2026. The ensemble commissioned and performed three new works by composers Jessie Cox, Weston Olencki and Seth Cluett. The ensemble workshopped by performed/recorded works by 15 student composers during our university residencies. This is all in keeping with the TAK ensemble's mission and purpose, which is to commission, perform, record and tour new work written for the ensemble by living composers; and engage in educational residencies on a university level.
- $124,033 spent. In 2025, the TAK ensemble presented fourteen concerts in New York City, Boston, Baltimore, Ohio, and Montreal (Canada); and was university ensemble-in-residence at Boston University, New York University, The Peabody Institute, University of Florida, Bowling Green State University and the City University of New York. This is all in keeping with the TAK ensemble's mission and purpose, which is to commission, perform, record and tour new work written for the ensemble by living composers; and engage in educational residencies on a university level.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 March 2023.
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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