Nonprofit · EIN 27-4824232
WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19125
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990-EZ | $136,358 | $119,521 | $16,837 | $15,062 | $4 | $15,058 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990-EZ | $129,315 | $141,956 | -$12,641 | $13,180 | $14,959 | -$1,779 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990-EZ | $116,180 | $131,927 | -$15,747 | $23,406 | $12,544 | $10,862 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $114,842
- Membership dues
- $8,262
- Program service revenue
- $3,036
- Investment income
- $9,467
- Other revenue
- $751
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $20,400
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $63,275
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $33,379
- Occupancy
- $6,260
- Other expenses
- $16,607
- Program services (functional)
- $83,664
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,180
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,062
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,058
- Cash, savings and investments
- $15,062
- Gross receipts
- $136,358
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN MCTEAR | EXEC. DIR/BO | 40 | $20,400 |
| WILLIAM ROBERTSON | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN THOMSON | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| JASON SMITH | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| MATT RAMER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN MCTEAR | EXEC. DIR/BO | 40 | $27,600 |
| WILLIAM ROBERTSON | DEVEL. DIR/S | 0.5 | $0 |
| KRISTIN THOMSON | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| JASON SMITH | BOARD MEMBER | 2.5 | $0 |
| MATT RAMER | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN MCTEAR | EXEC. DIR/BOARD PRESIDENT | 40 | $26,400 |
| WILLIAM ROBERTSON | DEVEL. DIR/SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| KRISTIN THOMSON | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| JASON SMITH | BOARD MEMBER | 2.5 | $0 |
| MATT RAMER | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 29498, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19125-9498
- In care of
- % BRIAN D MCTEAR
- Signed the 990-EZ
- BRIAN MCTEAR, EXEC. DIR/BOARD PRES
- Website
- WWW.WEATHERVANEMUSIC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BARATZ & ASSOCIATES PA
Mission
TO ADVANCE INDEPENDENT MUSIC, ART, AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND THEM.
Program accomplishments
- RECORDING PROGRAM THIS INCLUDES PROGRAM ACTIVITIES PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SEPARATELY AS "SHAKING THROUGH", "OPEN SESSIONS", "RECORDING WORKSHOPS", AND "EDU PROGRAM". THE OPEN SESSIONS SERIES IS WEATHERVANE'S NEWEST EXPERIMENT IN NON-PROFIT MUSIC PRODUCTION AND STORY TELLING. EACH OPEN SESSION IS A REAL RECORDING SESSION WITH AN EXCITING NEW ARTIST, HELD IN FRONT OF A SMALL AUDIENCE. WE CAPTURE VIDEO DURING THE RECORDING SESSION TO TELL THE ARTIST'S STORY AND SHOW THE VARIOUS STAGES AND TECHNIQUES OF THE RECORDING PROCESS. LATER, WE RELEASE THE MUSIC TO OUR AUDIENCE THROUGH DIGITAL CHANNELS (E.G. YOUTUBE, STREAMING SERVICES, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND TIKTOK), AND LIKE ALL WEATHERVANE RECORDING PROGRAMS, WE SHARE THE MULTITRACKS FROM THE RECORDINGS WITH DONORS AND SUPPORTING MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD. THEY DOWNLOAD THE HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTION MATERIALS, REMIX THEM, AND SHARE THEIR WORK BACK WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THE WEATHERVANE WEBSITE. IN ITS SECOND YEAR, WEATHERVANE PRODUCED AND RELEASED OPEN SESSIONS WITH TWO ARTISTS - PHILADELPHIA BAND GLADIE, AND ASHEVILLE, NC ARTIST RACHEL ANGEL. IN ADDITION, WEATHERVANE HAS CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN ITS LARGER CATALOG OF MULTITRACKS, MAKING THE RECORDED MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO THAT SAME SUPPORTING MEMBER BASE DOTTED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE RECORDINGS THEMSELVES WERE ORIGINALLY PRODUCED OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS FOR OUR PREVIOUS SHAKING THROUGH SERIES, RECORDING WORKSHOPS AND OTHER RECORDING PROGRAMS. OUR "EDU" LINE HAS CONTINUED, DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR INSTRUCTORS AND THEIR STUDENTS LEARNING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF RECORDING MUSIC. THROUGH THIS, WEATHERVANE TAKES AN ACTIVE VOICE IN DETERMINING HOW THE RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES ARE TAUGHT IN THE MODERN DAY.Expenses $66,931
- CONSULTING PROGRAM SINCE 2023, WEATHERVANE HAS PROVIDED CONSULTING AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR SMALL NONPROFITS OUTSIDE OF THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. THIS PROJECT WAS LARGELY INSPIRED BY THE HUNDREDS OF CORRESPONDENCES WE HAD OVER YEARS (BUT PARTICULARLY DURING THE PANDEMIC) WITH PEOPLE HOPING TO UNITE THEIR OWN CREATIVE WORK WITH COMMUNITY-FOCUSED PROJECTS WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK. IN 2025, WEATHERVANE PROVIDED CONSULTING AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP FOR "LAMPLIGHT AVL", AN ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM BASED IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. LAMPLIGHT WAS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN AND SECURING THEIR OWN 501(C)(3) STATUS WITH THE IRS. WEATHERVANE MET WITH LAMPLIGHT EVERY TWO WEEKS THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS CONSULTANCY, WORKING THROUGH SEVERAL ITERATIONS OF PROJECT IDEAS, ORGANIZATIONAL BRANDING, ETC. THE CONSULTANCY ENDED SHORTLY AFTER THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR BEGAN, WHEN LAMPLIGHT RECEIVED ITS NONPROFIT STATUS, ONLY WEEKS BEFORE HURRICANE HELENE WREAKED HAVOC ON THEIR COMMUNITY. SINCE THAT TIME, LAMPLIGHT HAS MADE ARTIST RECOVERY FROM THAT DEVASTATING EVENT THE FOCUS OF THEIR WORK. IN ADDITION, WE WORKED WITH "BRING YOUR SONG", A SONGWRITING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN AKRON, OHIO. BYS WAS ORIGINALLY INSPIRED BY WEATHERVANE'S WORK, AND HAD RECENTLY BEEN AWARDED 501(C)(3) STATUS AFTER WORKING INFORMALLY IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR 11 YEARS. BYS HIRED WEATHERVANE TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR BUSINESS PLAN AFTER HAVING RECEIVED A PLANNING GRANT FROM THE OHIO ARTS COUNCIL. THE PROJECT MET EVERY OTHER WEEK OVER A 4 MONTH PERIOD ENDING IN JULY 2024.Expenses $16,733
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-EZ on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-4824232
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A68)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,062
- Income (IRS master file)
- $136,358
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | June 2025 | $136,358 | $119,521 | $15,062 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2024 | $129,315 | $141,956 | $13,180 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2023 | $116,180 | $131,927 | $23,406 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | 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 27-4824232).
Questions about WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION
- What is the EIN of WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION is 27-4824232.
- Is WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION 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 WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION 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 WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $20,400 (BRIAN MCTEAR, EXEC. DIR/BO).
- How much revenue does WEATHERVANE MUSIC ORGANIZATION have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $136,358, expenses of $119,521 and total assets of $15,062 at year end.
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