Nonprofit · EIN 41-1678368
WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY
Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,445,721 | $3,030,802 | $7,414,919 | $14,523,956 | $373,084 | $14,150,872 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,603,766 | $2,293,380 | $5,310,386 | $7,219,783 | $483,830 | $6,735,953 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,760,496
- of which government grants
- $1,387,660
- Program service revenue
- $541,978
- Investment income
- $125,262
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$98,644
- Other revenue
- $17,985
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $111,430
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $149,518
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,150,757
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,431,444
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $52,823
- Occupancy
- $207,227
- Travel
- $15,206
- Depreciation
- $132,983
- Program services (functional)
- $2,122,017
- Management and general (functional)
- $745,479
- Fundraising (functional)
- $163,306
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,219,783
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,523,956
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $373,084
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,150,872
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,183,655
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,226,879
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,923,993
- Gross receipts
- $14,998,624
- Employees
- 58
- Volunteers
- 45
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAXTON HAULCY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $146,418 | $3,100 |
| CHERISE AYERS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG FINZELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CLARK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT WEST | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REVEREND CARL WALKER | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTY BARTLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TENE JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ARTIKA TYNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH KELLAR-LONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN STEVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OCTAVIA WEBBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MOHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SLOAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALERIE BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY KAY BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSSEL KNIGHTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAXTON HAULCY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $108,180 | $3,000 |
| BARBARA DOYLE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BOLKUM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG FINZELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTY BARTLETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CLARK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT WEST | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REVEREND CARL WALKER | CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KAY BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERISE AYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL KNIGHTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF BAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MOHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SLOAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 650 MARSHALL AVE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104-6644
- In care of
- % AMANDA GOLLY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRAXTON HAULCY, 760 SELBY AVENUE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104
- Signed the 990
- BRAXTON HAULCY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (651) 224-2929
- Website
- WWW.WALKERWEST.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY CREATES A MUSIC LEARNING COMMUNITY ROOTED IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL EXPERIENCE, WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS CAN GATHER, EXPLORE, AND GROW THROUGH MUSIC, BY PROVIDING LESSONS ON VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS.
Program accomplishments
- WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY, LOCATED IN SAINT PAUL AT 650 MARSHALL AVE., IS A VIBRANT MUSIC SCHOOL. THOUGHT TO BE THE OLDEST COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL IN THE NATION, FOUNDED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICIANS, WE OFFER AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION IN ALL GENRES OF MUSIC, INCLUDING CLASSICAL, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON JAZZ, GOSPEL, AND IMPROVISATIONAL MUSIC. MORE THAN JUST A SCHOOL, WE ARE A CARING COMMUNITY WHERE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS INSPIRE A LIFELONG LOVE OF MUSIC. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT WALKER WEST FROM AGES 0 TO 99. 345 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE LESSONS. 45 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN OUR ENSEMBLES. LESSONS ARE HELD IN 18-20-WEEK SESSIONS FROM SEPTEMBER TO JUNE AND AN 8-WEEK SESSION OVER THE SUMMER. INSTRUMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION INCLUDE PIANO, GUITAR, BASS, WIND INSTRUMENTS, VOICE, PERCUSSION, ORGAN, VIOLIN, VIOLA, AND CELLO. AFTER EACH SESSION, A CONCERT IS GIVEN SO STUDENTS CAN PERFORM WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED. THE CONCERTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND ANYONE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. PRIVATE LESSONS ARE TAUGHT TO STUDENTS AGES 5 AND OLDER. OUR JAZZ ENSEMBLES REHEARSE WEEKLY AND PERFORM FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS JUNETEENTH, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, SELBY JAZZ FESTIVAL, TWIN CITIES JAZZ FEST, AND OTHER COMMISSIONED PERFORMANCES. THERE IS ONE ADULT JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND FOUR YOUTH JAZZ ENSEMBLES. THE KAMOINGE STRING ENSEMBLE, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF PRIVATE LESSON STUDENTS, PREPARES SELECTIONS TO PERFORM AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC PROGRAM SERVES STUDENTS 0-6 WITH THEIR CAREGIVERS. CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN WEEKLY MUSIC GROUP ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL READINESS. IN 2024, WALKER WEST SERVED 104 PARTICIPANTS IN ITS EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC PROGRAMS AT THREE LOCATIONS. OVER THE SUMMER, WALKER WEST OPENS ITS SPACE TO SUMMER CAMPS AND SERVES AN ADDITIONAL 80 STUDENTS. WALKER WEST PROVIDES MUSIC PROGRAMS TO OLDER ADULTS THROUGH TWO KEY PROGRAMS, THE AMAZING GRACE CHORUS AND SINGSPIRATION. IN 2024, THESE PROGRAMS HAD 73 PARTICIPANTS.Expenses $2,122,017 · grants $111,430 · revenue $541,978
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 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 | Check at the IRS |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1678368
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,396,262
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,472,866
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,445,721 | $3,030,802 | $14,523,956 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,603,766 | $2,293,380 | $7,219,783 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,819,821 | $1,619,609 | $1,829,522 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 41-1678368).
Questions about WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY
- What is the EIN of WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY is 41-1678368.
- Is WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY 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 WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY 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 WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRAXTON HAULCY.
- Who are the officers and directors of WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $146,418 (BRAXTON HAULCY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,445,721, expenses of $3,030,802 and total assets of $14,523,956 at year end.
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