Nonprofit · EIN 94-2972810
EARPLAY
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94605
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990-EZ | $106,910 | $136,936 | -$30,026 | $69,978 | $0 | $69,978 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990-EZ | $83,753 | $99,395 | -$15,642 | $100,004 | $0 | $100,004 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990-EZ | $133,829 | $157,589 | -$23,760 | $119,010 | $3,364 | $115,646 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $73,113
- Program service revenue
- $15,765
- Investment income
- $1,108
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $16,924
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $41,829
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $96,325
- Other expenses
- $40,611
- Program services (functional)
- $82,569
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $100,004
- Total assets, end of year
- $69,978
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $69,978
- Cash, savings and investments
- $69,978
- Gross receipts
- $159,384
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREDDRICK SPITZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 15 | $23,333 |
| LORI ZOOK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 13 | $9,333 |
| TERRI BAUNE | PLAYER REP/DIRECTOR | 3 | $6,763 |
| MARY CHUN | CONDUCTOR | 3 | $2,400 |
| BRUCE BENNET | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD FESTINGER | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN NESS | SECRETARY/TREASURY | 3 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN SABEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| MARK FABER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORI ZOOK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 13 | $19,200 |
| MARY CHUN | CONDUCTOR | 3 | $8,300 |
| TERRIE BAUNE | PLAYER REP/ DIRECTOR | 3 | $7,675 |
| BRUCE BENNETT | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD FESTINGER | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN NESS | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN SABEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| BRIEN HENDERSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| MARK FABER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORI ZOOK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 13 | $17,000 |
| TERRIE BAUNE | PLAYER REP/ DIRECTOR | 3 | $12,188 |
| MARY CHUN | CONDUCTOR | 3 | $8,300 |
| BRUCE BENNETT | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW CONLIN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD FESTINGER | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN NESS | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| BEN SABEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2907 76TH AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94605-2942
- Signed the 990-EZ
- STEPHEN NESS, SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Phone
- (415) 628-8144
- Return prepared by
- EDWARD F SPORL CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2972810 or by the name EARPLAY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
EARPLAY NURTURES THE FINEST NEW CHAMBER MUSIC OF OUR TIME, LINKING AUDIENCES, PERFORMERS, AND COMPOSERS THROUGH CONCERTS, COMMISSIONS AND RECORDINGS.
Program accomplishments
- EARPLAY PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FYE2025EARPLAY'S 40TH SEASON PRESENTED THREE EXCEPTIONAL LIVE CONCERTS IN ITS SAN FRANCISCO HOME SERIES AT NOE VALLEY MINISTRY.THE PERFORMANCES INCLUDED FOUR WORLD PREMIERES, ONE US PREMIERE, AND FOUR WEST COAST PREMIERES, WITH TWO WORKS COMMISSIONED BY EARPLAY. THE LIVE CONCERTS WERE STREAMED TO A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC ONLINE AUDIENCE. EARPLAY ADDED AUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE CONCERTS TO EARPLAY'S ONLINE ARCHIVES AND CAPTURED CONCERT VIDEO FOR ARCHIVAL USE.EARPLAY ALSO PERFORMED TWO CONCERTS FEATURING THE MUSIC OF EARPLAY FOUNDER PETER JOSHEFF, IN SAN FRANCISCO AND BERKELEY.EARPLAY CONDUCTED THE 2025 EARPLAY DONALD AIRD COMPOSERS COMPETITION, NOW IN ITS 25TH YEAR, AND PERFORMED THE 2024 AIRD PRIZE WINNER CONCERT. THE 2025 COMPETITION GENERATED ENTRIES FROM COMPOSERS REPRESENTING 20 US STATES AND 20 OTHER COUNTRIES.EARPLAY CONTINUED ITS D.E.I. OUTREACH WITH THE THIRD YEAR OF ITS VIBRANT SHORES COMPETITION FOR COMPOSERS IDENTIFYING AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, LATINX, ASIAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER, OR PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND PERFORMED THE 2024 VIBRANT SHORES PRIZE WINNER.EARPLAY WILL PERFORM THE 2025 AIRD AND VIBRANT SHORES PRIZE WINNERS IN THE UPCOMING 2026 SEASON.2025 MARKED THE NINTH YEAR OF EARPLAY'S ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH WEST EDGE OPERA ON THEIR SNAPSHOT SERIES. THE SERIES INCUBATES NEW OPERAS BY PAIRING COMPOSERS AND LIBRETTISTS OF AN IN-PROGRESS WORK WITH A MUSICAL ENSEMBLE, SINGERS, DIRECTION, AND VENUE FOR PERFORMING STAGED READINGS.SNAPSHOT 2025 PRESENTED A PROGRAM CONSISTING OF FOUR WORKS-IN-PROGRESS IN BERKELEY AND IN SAN FRANCISCO.EARPLAY SOLIDIFIED ITS CONNECTION TO ITS DONOR BASE IN A DIFFICULT PERFORMING ARTS FUNDRAISING CLIMATE WITH DONOR EVENTS AND RECEPTIONS FOLLOWING CONCERTS.Expenses $82,569
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
- 94-2972810
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A68Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $69,978
- Income (IRS master file)
- $159,384
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | June 2025 | $106,910 | $136,936 | $69,978 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2024 | $83,753 | $99,395 | $100,004 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2023 | $133,829 | $157,589 | $119,010 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 94-2972810).
Questions about EARPLAY
- What is the EIN of EARPLAY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EARPLAY is 94-2972810.
- Is EARPLAY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to EARPLAY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EARPLAY 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 EARPLAY 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 EARPLAY 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 EARPLAY?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $23,333 (FREDDRICK SPITZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does EARPLAY have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $106,910, expenses of $136,936 and total assets of $69,978 at year end.
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