Nonprofit · EIN 27-0865321
MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $2,991 | $4,030 | -$1,039 | $2,198 | $23,203 | -$21,005 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $3,742 | $4,649 | -$907 | $3,775 | $23,672 | -$19,897 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $2,775 | $6,723 | -$3,948 | $5,193 | $24,183 | -$18,990 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,991
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $1,465
- Printing, publications and postage
- $251
- Other expenses
- $2,314
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,775
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,198
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $23,203
- Net assets, end of year
- -$21,005
- Cash, savings and investments
- $2,198
- Gross receipts
- $2,991
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kuss | Director, Treasurer, and Interim Chairman | 2 | $0 |
| Palliath George Mathew | Artistic Director | 8 | $0 |
| Louise Schulman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Stepansky | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Lloyd | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Leonard Hindell | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Mumm | Director | 1 | $0 |
| A Bowie Snodgrass | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Lianna Portnoy | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kuss | Director, Treasurer, and Interim Chairman | 2 | $0 |
| Palliath George Mathew | Artistic Director | 8 | $0 |
| Louise Schulman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Stepansky | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Lloyd | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Leonard Hindell | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Mumm | Director | 1 | $0 |
| A Bowie Snodgrass | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Lianna Portnoy | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kuss | Director, Treasurer, and Interim Chairman | 2 | $0 |
| Palliath George Mathew | Artistic Director | 10 | $0 |
| Louise Schulman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Stepansky | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Lloyd | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Leonard Hindell | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Mumm | Director | 1 | $0 |
| A Bowie Snodgrass | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Lianna Portnoy | Director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 20574, NEW YORK, NY 10011-0011
- In care of
- % PALLIATH GEORGE MATHEW
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Palliath George Mathew, Artistic Director
- Phone
- (646) 345-2786
Mission
Music for Life International Inc. was created to conceive and present musical concerts and related events to promote the awareness of significant international humanitarian crises and other public interest issues in the United States and throughout the world. The net proceeds from its humanitarian concerts at Carnegie Hall and other venues are contributed to organizations directly addressing these crises and issues.
Program accomplishments
- In Fall 2020, we created a new grant-making program, the "Partner-In-Spirit" Grants to support individual musicians, arts professionals and arts institutions who have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in local communities in New York and New Jersey. In 2022, we continued this grant making program with one additional grant to MOSSO -Musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Springfield MA who were in dire financial need for the continuation of their musical programs. We have continued planning new programs to provide an instrumental music education program for underserved children and youth in New Jersey. In 2023 and 2024 no new grants were disbursed. We anticipate continuing to make grants in the future. In 2023, we laid the groundwork for a music education program for these children and youth in New Jersey and the region. We secured some instruments and teachers for this program in calendar year 2024. We have also begun planning a return to our large- scale humanitarian concert projects in 2025-2026. Our Artistic Director had to have open heart surgery in the second half of 2024 and most of our program activities planned for 2024-2025 were delayed to 2025-2026. We have restarted our planning activities in 2025-26 for major artistic events in 2027 and beyond
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0865321
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6B)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,198
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,991
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $2,991 | $4,030 | $2,198 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $3,742 | $4,649 | $3,775 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $2,775 | $6,723 | $5,193 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 27-0865321).
Questions about MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC
- What is the EIN of MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC is 27-0865321.
- Is MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,991, expenses of $4,030 and total assets of $2,198 at year end.
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