Nonprofit · EIN 47-2158595
MUSICAMBIA INC
Tax-exempt · BROOKLYN, NY 11213
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $502,161 | $334,528 | $167,633 | $299,116 | $0 | $299,116 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $276,953 | $229,876 | $47,077 | $131,483 | $0 | $131,483 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $206,412 | $207,248 | -$836 | $84,406 | $0 | $84,406 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $482,762
- of which government grants
- $122,122
- Program service revenue
- $18,513
- Investment income
- $636
- Other revenue
- $250
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $93,296
- Other salaries and wages
- $27,626
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $132,868
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,845
- Travel
- $22,566
- Program services (functional)
- $264,662
- Management and general (functional)
- $39,680
- Fundraising (functional)
- $30,186
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $131,483
- Total assets, end of year
- $299,116
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $299,116
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $173,393
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $125,723
- Gross receipts
- $502,161
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN JAEGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $85,125 | $2,699 |
| NATHAN SCHRAM | PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS IVAN CALAFF | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL HAUSER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER HOROWITZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAITLIN BORGMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HARDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE SCHRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON-ADRIAN VELAZQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA WEINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN JAEGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $22,436 |
| NATHAN SCHRAM | PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $19,250 |
| CARLOS IVAN CALAFF | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL HAUSER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER HOROWITZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CAITLIN BORGMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HARDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUKE SCHRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON-ADRIAN VELAZQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA WEINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSIE KILGUSS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $46,250 |
| NATHAN SCHRAM | PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $24,000 |
| IVAN CALAFF | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL HAUSER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH MAGOCSI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HARDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUKE SCHRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 130063, BROOKLYN, NY 11213-0063
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 271 Halsey Street Apt 3r, Brooklyn NY 11216
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NATHAN SCHRAM, 712A MONROE STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11221
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Nathan Schram, 271 Halsey Street Apt 3r, Brooklyn NY 11216
- Signed the 990
- NATHAN SCHRAM, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (817) 980-7463
- Website
- www.musicambia.org
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
MUSICAMBIA DEVELOPS MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PERFORMANCES INSIDE PRISONS AND JAILS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH WORKING CLOSELY WITH INCARCERATED PEOPLE ON SONGWRITING, PERFORMING, INSTRUMENT LESSONS, AND MUSIC THEORY, OUR MUSICIANS CULTIVATE ARTISTIC COMMUNITIES THAT NURTURE THE HUMANITY OF ALL INVOLVED.
Program accomplishments
- MUSICAMBIA IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WHICH BRINGS PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS INSIDE PRISONS TO HELP INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WRITE, PLAY, AND PERFORM MUSIC. OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH BEGAN AT SING SING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN 2014, MEETS EVERY OTHER SATURDAY FROM SEPTEMBER TO JUNE. 30 INCARCERATED MUSICIANS ATTEND MORNING AND AFTERNOON CLASSES FOR OVER 4 HOURS, AND IN DOING SO, FOSTER TEAMWORK, EMPATHY, AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO THEMSELVES AS WELL AS TO THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS.TODAY, WE ALSO OPERATE THE JEPTHA PROGRAM (MENTAL HEALTH UNIT) AND SUMMER SONGWRITING WORKSHOP AT SING SING. IN ADDITION, WE NOW HAVE PROGRAMS AT BEDFORD HILLS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, AND IN KANSAS AND CALIFORNIA. WE ANNUALLY REACH 125 INCARCERATED PARTICIPANTS, AS WELL AS AUDIENCES OF SOME 220 INCARCERATED PEOPLE ATTENDING OUR CONCERTS. SINCE 2014, MUSICAMBIA HAS CREATED PROGRAMS IN 10 DIFFERENT FACILITIES.MUSICAMBIA'S TEACHING ARTISTS ARE AMONG THE FINEST MUSICIANS AND TEACHERS IN THE NATION. THEY HOLD POSITIONS IN THE GRAMMY-WINNING ATTACCA QUARTET AND IMANI WINDS. THEY TEACH AT JUILLIARD, CURTIS, PRINCETON, AND PEABODY. THEY HAVE COLLABORATED WITH PULITZER-PRIZE WINNERS AND POP STARS LIKE PRINCE, AND PERFORMED AT CARNEGIE HALL. THEIR MUSICAL BACKGROUNDS SPAN WESTERN CLASSICAL, JAZZ, MUSICAL THEATER, HIP-HOP, AND POP, AS WELL AS INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC. ONE TEACHING ARTIST, KENYATTA EMMANUEL, IS ALSO AN ALUMNUS. HE PERFORMED A FULL CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL THE DAY HE WAS RELEASED.Expenses $264,662 · revenue $18,513
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
- 47-2158595
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $299,116
- Income (IRS master file)
- $502,161
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $206,412 | $207,248 | $84,406 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Nathan Schram | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about MUSICAMBIA INC
- What is the EIN of MUSICAMBIA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSICAMBIA INC is 47-2158595.
- Is MUSICAMBIA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to MUSICAMBIA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MUSICAMBIA 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 MUSICAMBIA 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 MUSICAMBIA 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 MUSICAMBIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names NATHAN SCHRAM.
- Who are the officers and directors of MUSICAMBIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $85,125 (SHAWN JAEGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MUSICAMBIA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $502,161, expenses of $334,528 and total assets of $299,116 at year end.
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