2025-08-27T16:51:27-07:00 2024-12-31 261674779 The Balanced Act LLC 1706 Lower Elwha Road Port Angeles WA 98363 990EZ 2024-06-01 992223200 MUSIC ON THE STRAIT MUSI PO Box 44 Port Angeles WA 98362 Don Corson Board President 3604572799 2025-05-12 1 1 Gina Luellen P02157034 3035202155 2025-05-12 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X X X 135980 X 106586 29394 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135980 0 0 7436 60050 0 10 51345 118841 17139 0 175015 192154 X 0 192889 0 0 0 0 0 192889 0 735 0 192154 Music on the Strait aims to share chamber music, both its traditions and its emerging voices, through community programing and educational outreach in beautiful Port Angeles, Washington. The festival celebrates classical music in the singularly beautiful environment of Olympic National Park and the Salish Sea. Music on the Strait aims to share chamber music, both its traditions and its emerging voices, through community programming and educational outreach. Founded by Olympic Peninsula-raised musicians Richard O'Neill and James Garlick, Music on the Strait strives to: - Enrich the arts community of the Olympic Peninsula through wide-ranging collaborations and diverse programming; - Educate our community, and especially young people, about artists and composers from diverse backgrounds around the world; - Inspire our community through world-class chamber-music programming at the highest level; - Contribute to the local arts economy; and - Celebrate and promote the arts across the Olympic Peninsula and Pacific Northwest. In addition to presenting some of the world's greatest soloists and chamber musicians such as pianists Jeremy Denk and the Takács Quartet, Music on the Strait is proud to work with some of the world's leading composers. We perform and commission works from our composers-in-residence such as Lembit Beecher, Paul Chihara, Paul Wiancko, and Gabriella Lena Frank. For instance, The Happiness of Two Salmon Returning Home , composed by Lembit Beecher in 2023, is based on the Elwha River's remarkable restoration. MOTS is proud to have commissioned, performed, recorded, and shared this new composition with children in local schools-helping young people understand the arts as an intrinsic piece of the local ecosystem and the future of the community. Music on the Strait collaborates directly with local arts organizations, including the Port Angeles Symphony, Port Angeles City Ballet, Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts and Field Arts & Events Hall. We also work with local entrepreneurs and small businesses, such as Camaraderie Cellars and Subalpine Tees, as well as local artist and designer Thomas Eykemans. Through our Fiddleheads educational outreach programs, we work in local public schools to encourage and foster a love of the arts in our young people. Established in 2022, the annual Dick and Alice Rapasky Community Scholarship Program has awarded $500 scholarships to over fifty local students. With its focus on education and mentorship, the program supports students-in-need as well as music teachers and the local arts economy. As Music on the Strait grows, we look forward to expanding our programming: by offering more concerts throughout the calendar year; by sharing our Fiddleheads outreach program with more schools and children; and by developing the scope of our Rapasky Scholarship program to reach more students, families, and music teachers in our community. 0 93591 93591 Charles Whitney Board President/Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Shirley Anderson Board Vice President 1 0 0 0 Suzie Nunley Board Secretary 1 0 0 0 Don Corson Board Member 1 0 0 0 Robert Pappas Board Member 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Don Corson PO Box 44 Port Angeles WA 98362 3604572799 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 0 0 106586 106586 0 0 0 0 29394 29394 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135980 135980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135980 135980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B The initial return did not include the required Schedule B. Schedule B has been prepared and submitted with this amended return. The procedure for ensuring complete return has been reviewed and implemented for future filings. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Direct Program Production and Materials;38361|Advertising and Marketing;4440|Office and Business Supplies;4399|Taxes Insurance and Licenses;3543|Staff Travel;602^Total;51345^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Music on the Strait began operations in 2018 through the Port Angeles Symphony (EIN 91-0751220) which acted as fiscal sponsor. In June, 2024, Music on the Strait received the IRS determination letter recognizing Music on the Strait as a nonprofit organization which began independent operations. The fund balance for Music on the Strait was transferred from the Port Angeles Symphony to Music on the Strait in June, 2024. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Taxes Payable $735 The original return was submitted according to the required filing schedule. Schedule B is included with this amended filing but was not with the original filing in error. We are submitting an amended return that includes this missing schedule. Processes for thorough review have been established and implemented to mitigate this issue from occurring with future filings.