2024-05-13T20:03:01-05:00 2023-06-30 MICHAEL BERRY CPA PO BOX 5045 CULVER CITY CA 902315045 990 2022-07-01 471493332 MUSIC MENDS MINDS INC MUSI 8183260500 2355 WESTWOOD BLVD 514 LOS ANGELES CA 900642109 JOHN KANDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3105678464 2024-05-13 1 JOHN KANDER 999009999 0 MICHAEL BERRY P00179412 3108382204 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JOHN KANDER 2355 WESTWOOD BLVD 514 LOS ANGELES CA 900642109 264124 0 X HTTP://WWW.MUSICMENDSMINDS.ORG X 2014 CA SEE SCHEDULE O 6 6 7 30 0 0 171850 261386 0 0 18 2738 0 0 171868 264124 0 0 0 0 101446 193039 0 0 49984 105088 114501 206534 307540 -34666 -43416 287924 242339 4156 1987 283768 240352 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 201564 SINCE MUSIC MENDS MINDS WAS FEATURED IN A COVER STORY AND LEAD ARTICLE IN THE MAY, 2022 EDITION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE IN MAY 2022, MMM HAS BEGUN TO ESTABLISH NEW AFFILIATED MUSIC GROUPS WORLDWIDE, IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ROTARY CLUBS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS THE UK, CANADA, INDIA, RWANDA, UGANDA, ARGENTINA, BULGARIA AND THE PHILIPPINES. OUR BIGGEST, MOST IMPORTANT OUTREACH, HOWEVER, IS THE EXPANDED RELATIONSHIP WE ARE NOW PIONEERING WITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR AGING & DISABILITIES AND PARKS & RECREATION AGENCIES IN LOS ANGELES. THESE RELATIONSHIPS BRING TOGETHER THE HEALTH AND ARTS SECTORS TO COLLABORATE WITH US ON PLANNING AND STARTING NEW, FREE MUSIC GROUPS IN (CON SCH O) COUNTY AND CITY SENIOR CENTERS. WE ARE, IN FACT, FOCUSED ON "DEMOCRATIZING" THE MEDICINE OF MUSIC BY TARGETING DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY OVERLOOKED BY VIRTUALLY EVERY NEW PARADIGM IN HEALTHCARE AND INCLUSION. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 12 FREE WEEKLY MUSIC GROUPSBANDS, SINGALONGS AND DRUM CIRCLESAT BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR SENIOR FACILITIES. WE ALSO STILL HAVE A THREE-TIMES WEEKLY VIRTUAL MUSIC THERAPY SESSION FOR THOSE SENIORS AND CAREGIVERS WHO DON'T LEAVE HOME. LIVE AND VIRTUALLY, MMM IS REACHING OVER 1,500 SENIORS AND CAREGIVERS MONTHLY. THIS OUTREACH HAS BROUGHT NEW ATTENTION, ADDITIONAL COLLABORATIONS WITH THE WORLD'S TOP NEUROSCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS, AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP IN THIS VITAL CONVERSATION. IT IS HOPED THAT WE WILL, AT LONG LAST, BEGIN TO CHANGE THE ATTITUDE OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE UNIVERSE WHO HAS, TO DATE, KEPT ITSELF FAR REMOVED FROM SUPPORTING, AND REIMBURSING FOR, THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS INTERVENTION OF "PRESCRIPTIVE ARTS". INDEED, BY SUPPORTING MUSIC AS MEDICINE FOR SENIORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH NEURODEGENERATIVE CHALLENGES, WE FEEL THE HEALTH ESTABLISHMENT CAN DO WELL BY DOING GOOD. 201564 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 8183260500 2355 WESTWOOD BLVD 514 LOS ANGELES CA 900642109 X CHARLES PERLITER DIRECTOR (LEFT AUG 2022) 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS GOLDBERG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE GOOD SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DON GETTINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DEAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN WEINSTEIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH WU TREASURER (LEFT MAY 2023) 4.00 X X 0 0 0 SUKHAB NIAZI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY HUGGINS BOARD CHAIR (LEFT FEB 2023) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ADELE PLOTKIN DIRECTOR (LEFT FEB 2023) 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BERKOV DIRECTOR (LEFT FEB 2023) 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN FITZGERALD DIRECTOR (LEFT FEB 2023) 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARGRETH BUTTERWORTH DIRECTOR (LEFT FEB 2023) 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL PORT ROSENSTEIN SEE SCH O 50.00 X 58075 0 0 JOHN KANDER CO EXEC DIR (START OCT 2022) 50.00 X 30000 0 0 88075 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33816 227570 261386 2738 2738 264124 0 0 2738 X 139665 97765 9967 31933 44084 28655 15429 9290 6224 1858 1208 200 200 6000 6000 71264 49136 13328 8800 593 593 2106 1474 211 421 3266 2286 327 653 5400 3780 540 1080 1067 747 107 213 4812 3162 1617 33 CONCERT 3849 3849 SUBSCRIPTIONS, BOOKS, D 3680 1779 1075 826 SUPPLIES 3041 3041 TRADEMARK RENEWALS 2831 2831 6392 2707 2502 1183 307540 201564 55992 49984 102604 53549 182387 186924 4267 2401 2933 1866 287924 242339 4156 1987 4156 1987 X 283768 240352 283768 240352 287924 242339 -43416 0 X 0 0 0 X 160788 260599 274634 171849 261386 1129256 160788 260599 274634 171849 261386 1129256 202232 927024 1104 20 18 2738 3880 2898 2898 1136034 0.81600 0.75660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4267 2401 1866 1866 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 1987 1987 PART I, LINE 1 MENDS MINDS, INC. (MMM) IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, FOUNDED IN 2014, THAT ESTABLISHES AND RUNS FREE MUSICAL SUPPORT GROUPS (DRUM CIRCLES, SING-ALONGS, AND BANDS) FOR SENIORS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE ALZHEIMER'S, DEMENTIA, PARKINSON'S, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, STROKE, PTSD AND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE CHALLENGES. MMM PROVIDES THIS COST-EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO INCREASE MENTAL/EMOTIONAL STIMULATION, PROMOTE EMPOWERMENT, REDUCE STRESS AND ISOLATION, AND IMPROVE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC FOR SENIORS, CAREGIVERS AND FAMILIES ALIKE. MMM ALSO STRIVES TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ABOUT THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS REGARDING THE BENEFITS OF MUSIC AND BRAIN THROUGH SEVERAL PLATFORMS INCLUDING OUR WEBSITE, A PODCAST SERIES, AND AN EDUCATIONAL FORUM, AND IN PRINT RESOURCES AND PERSONAL APPEARANCES AND PERFORMANCES. IN 2020, WHEN THE COVID PANDEMIC FORCED CLOSURE OF OUR IN-PERSON GROUPS, IT ALSO INSPIRED US TO ADD A VIRTUAL MUSICAL THERAPY AND ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM, ENABLING OUR PARTICIPANTS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER ON A ZOOM PLATFORM 3 TIMES PER WEEK. THIS ZOOM PLATFORM CONTINUES TO THIS DAY ENGAGING SENIORS AND CAREGIVERS WHO CAN'T LEAVE HOME, LED BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPIST. MMM IS NOW EXPANDING OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE BUILDING AND ANNOTATING EVIDENCE THAT MUSICAL PROGRAMS CAN IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF TRADITIONAL TREATMENT REGIMENS, FORESTALL SENIORS FROM ENTERING ISOLATED NURSING HOMES, CUT POSSIBLE HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR EXPENSIVE TREATMENT AND BRING JOY BACK INTO THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY OF STRUGGLING PATIENTS. MOREOVER, WE ARE EXTENDING OUR OUTREACH TO INCLUDE COLLABORATIONS WITH PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES AND CIVIC LEADERS TO "DEMOCRATIZE" OUR MUSIC GROUPS, BUILDING NEW FREE GROUPS IN THOSE DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN THE LAST TO EXPERIENCE ADVANCES IN MEDICINE, SOCIAL WELFARE, AND OPPORTUNITY. THIS WILL PROVIDE GREAT FISCAL IMPACT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH OF THESE COMMUNITIES, AS THE REDUCTION IN STRESS, DEPRESSION AND GENERAL CHAOS AT HOME WILL MEAN FEWER ACCIDENTS AND ISSUES TO TAX THE EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, THUS SAVING FAMILIES - AND COMMUNITIES - SIGNIFICANT MONEY. MMM HAS PARTNERED WITH TWO GLOBAL ARMS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ROTARY ORGANIZATION: 1) THE ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA ROTARY ACTION GROUP (ADRAG) AND 2) THE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF ROTARIAN MUSICIANS (IFRM) TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE GROWING EPIDEMIC OF NEUROCOGNITIVE DISEASES, SPECIFICALLY ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. MMM IS A RESOURCE PARTNER AND WE SHARE A MISSION TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND EDUCATE ABOUT RESEARCH REGARDING ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. AND THROUGH ITS MISSION TO "PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE USE AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AND, THEREBY, TO ENCOURAGE WORLD UNDERSTANDING" IFRM PLANS TO BE A VITAL PARTNER IN STARTING NEW MMM BANDS ACROSS THE WORLD. PART III, LINE 1 MENDS MINDS, INC. (MMM) IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, FOUNDED IN 2014, THAT ESTABLISHES AND RUNS FREE MUSICAL SUPPORT GROUPS (DRUM CIRCLES, SING-ALONGS, AND BANDS) FOR SENIORS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE ALZHEIMER'S, DEMENTIA, PARKINSON'S, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, STROKE, PTSD AND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE CHALLENGES. MMM PROVIDES THIS COST-EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO INCREASE MENTAL/EMOTIONAL STIMULATION, PROMOTE EMPOWERMENT, REDUCE STRESS AND ISOLATION, AND IMPROVE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC FOR SENIORS, CAREGIVERS AND FAMILIES ALIKE. MMM ALSO STRIVES TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC ABOUT THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS REGARDING THE BENEFITS OF MUSIC AND BRAIN THROUGH SEVERAL PLATFORMS INCLUDING OUR WEBSITE, A PODCAST SERIES, AND AN EDUCATIONAL FORUM, AND IN PRINT RESOURCES AND PERSONAL APPEARANCES AND PERFORMANCES. IN 2020, WHEN THE COVID PANDEMIC FORCED CLOSURE OF OUR IN-PERSON GROUPS, IT ALSO INSPIRED US TO ADD A VIRTUAL MUSICAL THERAPY AND ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM, ENABLING OUR PARTICIPANTS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER ON A ZOOM PLATFORM 3 TIMES PER WEEK. THIS ZOOM PLATFORM CONTINUES TO THIS DAY ENGAGING SENIORS AND CAREGIVERS WHO CAN'T LEAVE HOME, LED BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPIST. MMM IS NOW EXPANDING OUR LONG-TERM COLLABORATION WITH THE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE BUILDING AND ANNOTATING EVIDENCE THAT MUSICAL PROGRAMS CAN IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF TRADITIONAL TREATMENT REGIMENS, FORESTALL SENIORS FROM ENTERING ISOLATED NURSING HOMES, CUT POSSIBLE HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR EXPENSIVE TREATMENT AND BRING JOY BACK INTO THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY OF STRUGGLING PATIENTS. OUR MOST IMPORTANT AND FAR-REACHING NEW INITIATIVE THIS YEAR WAS TO BEGIN EXTENDING OUR OUTREACH TO INCLUDE A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES AND CIVIC LEADERS. WE ARE NOW PARTNERING WITH THE LA COUNTY DEPT. OF AGING & DISABILITY AND THE LOS ANGELES CITY PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO "DEMOCRATIZE" THE "MEDICINE OF MUSIC" BY BUILDING NEW FREE MUSIC GROUPS IN PUBLICLY RUN SENIOR CENTERS SITUATED IN THOSE DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN THE LAST TO EXPERIENCE ADVANCES IN MEDICINE, SOCIAL WELFARE, AND OPPORTUNITY. THIS WILL PROVIDE GREAT FISCAL IMPACT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH OF THESE COMMUNITIES, AS THE REDUCTION IN STRESS, DEPRESSION AND GENERAL CHAOS AT HOME WILL MEAN FEWER ACCIDENTS AND ISSUES TO TAX THE EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, THUS SAVING FAMILIES - AND COMMUNITIES - SIGNIFICANT MONEY. MMM HAS PARTNERED WITH TWO GLOBAL ARMS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ROTARY ORGANIZATION: 1) THE ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA ROTARY ACTION GROUP (ADRAG) AND 2) THE INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF ROTARIAN MUSICIANS (IFRM) TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE GROWING EPIDEMIC OF NEUROCOGNITIVE DISEASES, SPECIFICALLY ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. MMM IS A RESOURCE PARTNER, AND WE SHARE A MISSION TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND EDUCATE ABOUT RESEARCH REGARDING ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. AND THROUGH ITS MISSION TO "PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE USE AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AND, THEREBY, TO ENCOURAGE WORLD UNDERSTANDING" IFRM PLANS TO BE A VITAL PARTNER IN STARTING NEW MMM BANDS ACROSS THE WORLD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO FORMAL MINUTES WERE KEPT BY STRATEGY COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CURRENT PRESIDENT (BOTH WERE CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AS OF JUNE 30, 2023). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MMM DOES HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH IS MONITORED ANNUALLY WITH EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS AND UPON INCEPTION OF A NEW BOARD MEMBER, AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A FOR BOTH CAROL PORT ROSENSTEIN AND JOHN KANDER, THEIR COMPENSATION WAS BENCHMARKED WITH THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT ANNUAL SURVEY AS WELL AS OTHER COMPARABLE 501(C)(3)'S IN THE GREATER LA AREA. PART VI, QUESTION 15(B) WAS ANSWERED NO AS THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED IN FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS WHO WERE COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PART VII, FOUNDER CAROL PORT ROSENSTEIN SERVED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH PART OF OCTOBER 2022 AT WHICH TIME SHE SERVED AS CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH JOHN KANDER. SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR END, KANDER BECAME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ROSENSTEIN BACAME PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MUSIC THERAPY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,625. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,625. COACHING AND STRATEGY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 13,200. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,800. TOTAL EXPENSES 44,000. VIDEOGRAPHER AND EDITING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,048. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,048. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 238. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 128. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 366. MUSIC BANDS SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,225. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,225.