2024-07-02T12:54:35-04:00 2023-12-31 203444336 D Herrold CPA 4005 SW Moline Ave Bentonville AR 72712 990 2023-01-01 853377089 The Music Education Initiative MUSI 2806 Rainier Road Rogers AR 72758 Orson Weems Executive Direc 5018385461 2024-07-10 true Orson Weems true Teresa D Herrold CPA CGMA P00520577 5012694380 2024-07-02 X 2 00 AAL2 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 350517 false X www.musiceducationinitiative.org X 2021 AR The Music Education Initiative mission isto bring music education and appreciation to the general public andschool aged children. 4 4 0 6 0 0 211277 350517 91088 0 0 0 302365 350517 330 303 0 0 0 0 140086 238701 140416 239004 161949 111513 154857 272610 6240 154857 266370 X The Music Education Initiative mission isto bring music education and appreciation to the general public andschool aged children. true false 95761 30457 The Music Education Initiative was the first organization to be accepted into the program and the first to raise the maximum eligible matching funds from the ioby Northwest Arkansas Neighborhood Match Program. This program provides matching funds on donations received to help provide more music education programs across the state. 5160 The Cast of Blues exhibit are cast of faces of the great artist of past and current Blues musicians. Each facial cast has a description of the artist and their origins. This exhibit has been viewed by several school districts and was open for the general public. This was the second year that The Music Education Initiative has bought this exhibit to the State of Arkansas. 2246 The Music Education Initiative was selected to send a delegate to both the Music Cities and Music Cities Tourism Conferences which allows the organization to expand music education. 41192 44638 The Music Education Initiative helped sponsor the 2023 Arkansas County Blues & Strings Band Festival which was a weekend event to for general public to come and enjoy live performances. 12527 5871 Juke Joint was originally commissioned by the Clinton Library in 2020 as a reproduction of a music joint of the south in early American history. The Clinton Library Foundation donated the Juke Joint to The Music Education Initiative in 2021 for use in music education. The Juke Joint is currently located in the Pryor Center Atruim for ongoing public presentations and community activations. The Music Education Initiative pays performing artist to play at the Juke Joint. When a live performance is not available at the Juke Joint, The Music Education Initiative has programmed performances for the ongoing enjoyment of music appreciation for the general public. World Languages, Literatures & Cultures presented The Music Education Initiative with $300.00 for Honorarium for the use of the Juke Joint for their Experience Project. 1641 The Music Education Initiative (MEI) was selected to send a panelist and presentor to the 2023 Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City. The allowed MEI to expand their music educational into the Kansas City area. 1042 The Music Education Initiative (MEI) was the Receiptance of Year Two of the Music Organizations Advancement Coalition (MOAC) Grant funded by the Walton Family Foundation to help further the efforts of MEI to bring music education to the Northwest Arkansas area. 56402 50509 159569 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false AR X Orson Weems 8778295500 2806 Rainier Road Rogers AR 72758 Orson Weems Founder 0.00 0.00 X 96195 0 0 96195 0 0 0 false false false 43646 6871 147500 152500 350517 43646 350517 0 0 0 303 303 186615 132145 54470 1000 1000 184 184 3001 501 2500 1198 1198 2008 2008 11261 800 10461 21483 21483 184 184 2010 2010 2115 2115 Bank & Merch fees 262 39 223 Dues & subscriptions 2460 2460 Vehicle Expenses 4747 4747 Repairs 173 173 239004 159569 79435 0 3433 64453 85000 155000 10000 3128 63616 13587 56424 50029 154857 272610 6240 0 6240 X 154857 266370 154857 266370 154857 272610 111513 0 X false false false X 93083 209283 350517 652883 93083 209283 350517 652883 214575 438308 652883 X Qualifies for Public Charity Status Multiple Reasons The Music Education Initiative has been a nonprofit 501(c)3 for three years. Years one and two The Music Education Initiative filed Form 990EZ. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 63286 13449 49837 330 138 192 50029 NP - SW Capital Group 6240 6240 General Explanation Attachment The note payable is a State of Arkansas loan for nonprofits to help with cashflow. The loan was taken out in 2022 and The Music Education Initiative is currently making monthly payments on this loan. AR Country B 44609 44609 41192 44609 44609 41192 41192 3417 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Greg Thompson - Board Member704 SW Sterling PlaceBentonville AR 72712 Lisa Allen - Board Member1550 N Parkway 906Memphis TN 38112 Dwayne Thomas - Board Member2606 N Toy DriveFayetteville AR 72704 Amber Buist - Board Member803 Cottageview Drive unit 301Traverse City MI 49684 Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Music Education Initiative provides their 990 as requested. Significant program services not listed on prior year return Part III line 2 The Music Education Initiative co sponsored for the first time the 2023 Arkansas Country Blues and String Band Festival. The purpose of this event was to allow the general public to experience the live performances of Country Blues and String Bands during the weekend festival. Information required from section 501c29 organizations Part V line 13a The Music Education Initiative provides music education to the general public and schools. Currently the Juke Joint which was donated by the Clinton Library is on the University of Arkansas main campus and pays performing artistes to play blues and jazz music live but also has programming to play music digitally when performing artists are not available. Cast of Blues has been rented the last two years to allow the general public and school age children to see a bust of the Great Blues Artist of the past and a little bio of each person represented by the bust.The Music Education Initiative also has paid performing artist to play at a local Blues Festival where the general public could come and listen to the live music.