Nonprofit · EIN 04-3444069
SILK ROAD PROJECT INC
Also known as BEN HARTLEY MBR
Tax-exempt · SOMERVILLE, MA 02144
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,778,469 | $3,737,280 | $1,041,189 | $3,099,732 | $329,791 | $2,769,941 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,150,113 | $4,044,998 | -$894,885 | $2,029,295 | $299,470 | $1,729,825 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,631,104
- of which government grants
- $7,500
- Program service revenue
- $1,115,966
- Investment income
- -$336
- Royalties
- $539
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$2,774
- Net income from fundraising events
- $8,355
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $12,375
- Other revenue
- $31,735
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $358,313
- Other salaries and wages
- $980,206
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,614,431
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $14,117
- Accounting fees
- $87,239
- Occupancy
- $94,551
- Travel
- $501,753
- Depreciation
- $2,989
- Program services (functional)
- $2,792,397
- Management and general (functional)
- $392,896
- Fundraising (functional)
- $551,987
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,029,295
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,099,732
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $329,791
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,769,941
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,077,691
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,692,250
- Gross receipts
- $5,540,350
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 19
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEN HARTLEY | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $282,318 | $21,749 |
| ANTHONY BARBIR | DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CLERK Officer | 40 | $178,113 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KLAHN | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $178,113 | $0 |
| ALICIA ROBINSON REESE | STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & IMPACT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,629 | $3,331 |
| RHIANNON GIDDENS | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 20 | $128,418 | $0 |
| BORIS DOLGONOS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI SAMUELS | VICE CHAIR (ELECTED OCT24) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FAITH RAIGUEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BAYS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH CHU | BOARD MEMBER (ELECTED OCT24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| OPHELIA DAHL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROHIT DESHPANDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GILLIGAN | BOARD MEMBER (ELECTED FEB25) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY JAMES | BOARD MEMBER (ELECTED FEB25) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EMIL KANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAVON KELLNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS MA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LUDOVICA MOTTURA | BOARD MEMBER (ELECTED OCT24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OLIVERI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GARY POON | BOARD MEMBER (ELECTED MAY2025) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NICOLAS RODRIGUEZ-BRIZUELA | BOARD MEMBER (ELECTED MAY2025) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALFRE WOODARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CAROLYN YANCEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEFANIE ZELDIN SIGAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER KLAHN | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $84,134 | $117,823 |
| ANTHONY BARBIR | DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CLERK (MAY-JUN24) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $84,134 | $111,078 |
| BEN HARTLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (STARTED MAY23) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $172,045 | $11,847 |
| ALICIA ROBINSON REESE | STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & IMPACT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,675 | $3,237 |
| RHIANNON GIDDENS | EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 20 | $125,379 | $0 |
| KAORU WATANABE | EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER (FEB-JUN24) Trustee or director | 10 | $76,020 | $0 |
| HARUKA FUJII | EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER (FEB-JUN24) Trustee or director | 10 | $73,384 | $0 |
| WU MAN | EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER (JUL-SEP23) Trustee or director | 5 | $36,661 | $0 |
| LORI SAMUELS | CHAIR (JUL23-FEB24) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BORIS DOLGONOS | VICE CHAIR (SEP23-FEB24); CHAIR (FEB-JUN24) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FAITH RAIGUEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ISABELLE HUNTER | CLERK (JUL23-MAY24) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BAYS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| OPHELIA DAHL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FEDERICO COHEN FREUE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROHIT DESHPANDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAVON KELLNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS MA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRE WOODARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN YANCEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEFANIE ZELDIN SIGAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| EMIL KANG | BOARD MEMBER (MAY-JUN24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OLIVERI | BOARD MEMBER (MAR-JUN24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HELENA HWANG | BOARD MEMBER (JUL23-FEB24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARISA MARTINEZ | BOARD MEMBER (JUL23-FEB24) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 240 ELM ST, SOMERVILLE, MA 02144-2935
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BORIS DOLGONOS, 240 ELM ST FL 2, SOMERVILLE, MA 021442935
- Signed the 990
- FAITH RAIGUEL, TREASURER
- Phone
- (413) 238-1746
- Website
- WWW.SILKROAD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
Mission
SILKROAD CREATES MUSIC THAT ENGAGES DIFFERENCE, SPARKING RADICAL CULTURAL COLLABORATION AND PASSION-DRIVEN LEARNING FOR A MORE HOPEFUL AND INCLUSIVE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- AMERICAN RAILROAD - SILKROAD'S KEY PROGRAM, THE SILKROAD ENSEMBLE, RESUMED THE AMERICAN RAILROAD PROJECT FOR ITS SECOND YEAR, ILLUMINATING THE IMPACT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN, CHINESE, INDIGENOUS, IRISH, AND OTHER IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES HAD ON THE CREATION OF THE U.S. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD AND CONNECTING RAILWAYS IN NORTH AMERICA. THIS PROJECT AMPLIFIED UNTOLD STORIES TO PAINT A RICHER, MORE ACCURATE PICTURE OF THE ORIGINS OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE AND THE FORMATION OF OUR MULTIFACETED AMERICAN IDENTITIES. THIS YEAR'S ITERATION INCLUDED COMMISSIONS OF NEW MUSIC, A 10-CITY TOUR FOR PERFORMANCES, DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND MORE.Expenses $1,254,272 · revenue $761,100
- GLOBAL MUSICIAN WORKSHOP - SILKROAD'S FLAGSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM, GLOBAL MUSICIAN WORKSHOP (GMW), IS AN ANNUAL IMMERSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM, UNITING MUSICIANS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE TO EXPLORE DIVERSE MUSICAL TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS. PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMED IN BANDS LED BY SILKROAD ARTISTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT CELEBRATED CREATIVITY AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE. GMW 2024 WAS HELD IN BOSTON, MA FROM AUGUST 3-11, 2024, AND HANGZHOU, CHINA FROM AUGUST 25-31, 2024.Expenses $344,582 · revenue $92,691
- UPLIFTED VOICES - SILKROAD'S KEY PROGRAM, THE SILKROAD ENSEMBLE, BROUGHT TOGETHER A STELLAR LINEUP OF PERFORMER-COMPOSERS FOR THE UPLIFTED VOICES PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDED A SERIES OF MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS, OFTEN INSPIRED BY EACH ARTIST'S HOMELAND, ANCESTORS, COMMUNITY, AND FAMILY, REPRESENTING PREVIOUSLY UNDER-RECOGNIZED VOICES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, OFFERING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE HISTORY AND MIGRATION OF MUSIC. THE PROJECT SHOWCASED A SYNTHESIS OF GLOBAL MUSICAL TRADITIONS AND CONTEMPORARY INNOVATION, WITH EACH ARTIST CONTRIBUTING THEIR UNIQUE VOICE TO CRAFT A SHARED MUSICAL EXPERIENCE. THE PROJECT INCLUDED A SEVEN-CITY TOUR WITH PERFORMANCES, COMMISSIONS OF NEW MUSIC, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND MORE.Expenses $295,920 · revenue $160,175
- OTHER PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE: GENERAL, ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, ONE-TIME PERFORMANCE ENGAGEMENTS, SANCTUARY PROGRAM, PERCUSSION ALL-STARS PROGRAM, SILKROAD CONNECT PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY RESIDENCIES, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.Expenses $897,623 · revenue $102,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3444069
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A230)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,099,732
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,540,350
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,778,469 | $3,737,280 | $3,099,732 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,150,113 | $4,044,998 | $2,029,295 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,074,463 | $3,915,795 | $2,983,026 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,944,577 | $3,681,792 | $4,997,714 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3444069).
Questions about SILK ROAD PROJECT INC
- What is the EIN of SILK ROAD PROJECT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SILK ROAD PROJECT INC is 04-3444069.
- Is SILK ROAD PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to SILK ROAD PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SILK ROAD PROJECT INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SILK ROAD PROJECT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SILK ROAD PROJECT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SILK ROAD PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BORIS DOLGONOS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SILK ROAD PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $282,318 (BEN HARTLEY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does SILK ROAD PROJECT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,778,469, expenses of $3,737,280 and total assets of $3,099,732 at year end.
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