Nonprofit · EIN 94-3396568
MUSIC WILL INC
Tax-exempt · COVINA, CA 91723
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $8,055,831 | $7,721,285 | $334,546 | $4,940,189 | $350,635 | $4,589,554 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,323,236 | $7,096,370 | -$1,773,134 | $4,467,732 | $227,669 | $4,240,063 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,231,146
- Program service revenue
- $104,992
- Investment income
- $92,854
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$391,344
- Other revenue
- -$373,161
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,226,662
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,358,787
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,168,301
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $23,198
- Travel
- $506,093
- Program services (functional)
- $4,663,250
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,203,767
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,854,268
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,467,732
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,940,189
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $350,635
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,589,554
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,828,852
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $760,702
- Gross receipts
- $8,613,630
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANICE POLIZZOTTO | CRO Officer | 40 | $239,511 | $2,077 |
| MIKE WASSERMAN | CEO Officer | 40 | $218,557 | $10,577 |
| DAVE WISH | CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER | 40 | $206,719 | $11,881 |
| TIFFANY SMALL-MCKELVIN | CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER | 40 | $195,130 | $7,117 |
| DIANE JIGGETTS | FINANCE DIR | 40 | $180,380 | $10,880 |
| BRYAN J POWELL | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER | 40 | $171,038 | $11,628 |
| SCOTT D BURSTEIN | PROGRAM DIR | 40 | $120,816 | $10,161 |
| MARY CLAXTON | PROGRAM DIR | 40 | $108,830 | $17,953 |
| DARYL THOMANN | CFO Officer | 40 | $77,851 | $6,748 |
| WILLIAM ROBALINO | CFO Officer | 40 | $66,203 | $1,626 |
| NICOLE CRYSTAL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS DONOHOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULES FOLLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG KALLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH LASKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG CAMPLEJOHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEN UMEZAKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LATASHA CASTERLOW-LALA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSE VERGARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL ZIMLICH | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| FARID NAIB | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA SHAW RAHN | EXEC COM MEM LG Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAY VYAS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEFANI SCAMARDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT FLAUM | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANN CANELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREG HALL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARTINA VASIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHAI LITTLEJOHN | EXEC COM MEM LG Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANICE POLIZZOTTO | INTRM. CEO/ CRO Officer | 40 | $206,429 | $0 |
| DAVE WISH | CHIEF FOUNDER AND VISIONARY OFFICER | 40 | $200,367 | $4,671 |
| WILLIAM ROBALINO | CFO Officer | 40 | $178,414 | $11,698 |
| TIFFANY SMALL-MCKELVIN | CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER | 40 | $179,370 | $6,421 |
| DIANE JIGGETTS | FINANCE DIR | 40 | $128,633 | $45,754 |
| KEITH A HEIJNA | DIRECTOR | 40 | $142,258 | $15,952 |
| ABASI ANITON | DIR OF TECH | 40 | $127,270 | $14,772 |
| SCOTT D BURSTEIN | PROGRAM DIR | 40 | $120,689 | $15,302 |
| BRYAN J POWELL | CHIEF PROGRAM OFF | 40 | $124,717 | $2,129 |
| NICOLE CRYSTAL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS DONOHOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULES FOLLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG KALLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH LASKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG CAMPLEJOHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN UMEZAKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE VERGARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL ZIMLICH | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FARID NAIB | MEMBER AT LG Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA SHAW RAHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY VYAS | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEFANI SCAMARDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB FLAUM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN CANELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOI BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAI LITTLEJOHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE WASSERMAN | CEO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 440 N BARRANCA AVE 1753, COVINA, CA 91723-1722
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MIKE WASSERMAN, 440 N Barranca Ave 1753, Covina, CA 91723
- Signed the 990
- MIKE WASSERMAN, CEO
- Phone
- (973) 746-8248
- Website
- WWW.MUSICWILL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CULLARI CARRICO LLC
Mission
MUSIC WILL, INC. (FORMERLY LITTLE KIDS ROCK) TRANSFORMS LIVES BY RESTORING, EXPANDING, AND INNOVATING MUSIC EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS. OUR NETWORK OF THOUSANDS OF K-12 TEACHERS ACROSS 48 STATES LEAD A NATIONAL MOVEMENT THAT BRINGS INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION TO STUDENTS. USING GENRES INCLUDING ROCK, POP, LATIN, AND RAP, OUR PROGRAM EMPOWERS TEACHERS TO BUILD MUSIC PROGRAMS AS DIVERSE AS THE KIDS THEY SERVE. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN THEIR CLASSES, WHICH STRENGTHENS THEIR CONNECTION TO THEIR SCHOOL, THEIR PEERS, AND THEIR COMMUNITY. MUSIC WILL, ALSO DONATES NECESSARY INSTRUMENTS AND CURRICULUM, MEETING A KEY NEED OF MANY SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS. THE WORLD OF MUSIC EXPANDS THROUGH INNOVATION. WE ENSURE THAT MUSIC EDUCATION DOES AS WELL. SINCE 2002, THE ORGANIZATION HAS REACHED MORE THAN 1,800,000 STUDENTS WITH HIGHLY INCLUSIVE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT MUSIC EDUCATION. TODAY, MORE THAN 900,000 KIDS PARTICIPATE IN MUSIC WILL'S PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- K-12 Music Education Professional Development: By providing professional development, and a connected national community of music educators, Music Will is providing a growing network of thousands of music educators with the skills, support, and confidence to transform their approach to music education and their music classrooms, with a focus on student-centered pedagogy, student-driven curriculum, and space for students to create, connect, and grow through music.Music Education Systems-Transformation: Music Will is also committed to supporting music education at the systems-level by 1) training faculty and partnering with higher ed institutions who are training the next generation of music educators, 2) investing in research and evaluation that strengthen the case for student-centered music education and popular music in music education, and 3) participating in state and national coalitions and conferences to make the case for student-centered music education and popular music in music education.Expenses $2,651,046
- K-12 Music Program Resources: Music Will donates and provides deeply discounted instruments, technology, classroom materials, subscriptions, and other curricular resources that make the teaching of popular music styles possible in K-12 classrooms that otherwise are not equipped to match the music taught in school with the music students know and love.Expenses $2,012,204
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
- 94-3396568
- 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
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6C)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,940,189
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,613,630
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $8,055,831 | $7,721,285 | $4,940,189 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,323,236 | $7,096,370 | $4,467,732 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,165,048 | $6,023,566 | $6,655,256 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $6,118,295 | $5,831,694 | $6,536,327 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 MUSIC WILL INC
- What is the EIN of MUSIC WILL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSIC WILL INC is 94-3396568.
- Is MUSIC WILL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to MUSIC WILL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MUSIC WILL 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 MUSIC WILL 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 MUSIC WILL 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 MUSIC WILL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MIKE WASSERMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of MUSIC WILL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $239,511 (JANICE POLIZZOTTO, CRO).
- How much revenue does MUSIC WILL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,055,831, expenses of $7,721,285 and total assets of $4,940,189 at year end.
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