Nonprofit · EIN 04-3583756
FROM THE TOP INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02109
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,870,882 | $2,294,290 | -$423,408 | $2,229,276 | $183,832 | $2,045,444 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,565,348 | $2,038,851 | -$473,503 | $2,630,512 | $161,660 | $2,468,852 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,316,707 | $2,225,471 | $91,236 | $3,121,814 | $179,459 | $2,942,355 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,407,993
- of which government grants
- $147,200
- Program service revenue
- $345,828
- Investment income
- $100,305
- Royalties
- $16,756
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $81
- Other revenue
- $16,756
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $216,508
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $281,400
- Other salaries and wages
- $743,375
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,187,346
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $138,000
- Occupancy
- $2,592
- Travel
- $116,087
- Depreciation
- $4,647
- Program services (functional)
- $1,479,431
- Management and general (functional)
- $451,690
- Fundraising (functional)
- $363,169
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,630,512
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,229,276
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $183,832
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,045,444
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,795
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,140
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,800,818
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $244,626
- Gross receipts
- $1,872,444
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRETCHEN NIELSEN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $281,400 | $14,174 |
| MEGAN SWAN DROKE | DIR OF PRODU Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,367 | $20,082 |
| KATHLEEN VAN BERGEN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELICA CORTEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA DAVISSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA HEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE LEBUHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOO YOUN LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN OLUSOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PATTILLO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KADAR QIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN ROTHSCHILD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIKOROVSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GABRIEL CAMPOS ZAMORA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRETCHEN NIELSEN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $199,694 | $13,673 |
| MEGAN SWAN DROKE | DIR OF PRODU Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,677 | $19,372 |
| KATHLEEN VAN BERGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELICA CORTEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA DAVISSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORINNE FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA HEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE LEBUHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOO YOUN LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN OLUSOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PATTILLO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KADAR QIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN ROTHSCHILD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIKOROVSKY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIEL CAMPOS ZAMORA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRETCHEN NIELSEN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $196,662 | $13,616 |
| TIMOTHY BANKER | DIRECTOR OF Former | 40 | $100,643 | $13,028 |
| KATHLEEN VAN BERGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELICA CORTEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA DAVISSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORINNE FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA HEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE LEBUHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISE LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOO YOUN LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN OLUSOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PATTILLO | VICE CHAIR & Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KADAR QIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN ROTHSCHILD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIKOROVSKY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL THURBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIEL CAMPOS ZAMORA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6 LIBERTY SQ PMB 6169, BOSTON, MA 02109-5800
- In care of
- % GERALD SLAVET
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GRETCHEN NIELSEN, 6 LIBERTY SQUARE PMB 6169, BOSTON, MA 02109
- Signed the 990
- GRETCHEN NIELSEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 437-0707
- Website
- FROMTHETOP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ADLER BLANCHARD & ASSOCIATES LLP
Mission
FROM THE TOP EMPOWERS AND CELEBRATES YOUNG MUSICIANS.
Program accomplishments
- FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS, FROM THE TOP HAS BEEN AMERICA'S LARGEST MEDIA PLATFORM DEDICATED TO FEATURING CLASSICALLY-TRAINED YOUNG MUSICIANS. THROUGH ITS NATIONALLY SYNDICATED SHOW HEARD ON NEARLY 200 RADIO STATIONS, WEEKLY AUDIENCES OF MORE THAN 350,000 PEOPLE ENJOY INSPIRING ORIGINAL CONTENT THAT SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON REMARKABLE YOUNG PEOPLE.Expenses $596,326 · revenue $347,631
- THE ADMISSIONS, RECRUITMENT, AND SCHOLARSHIP DEPARTMENT IS THE ENGINE THAT FUELS FROM THE TOP, BRINGING YOUNG MUSICIANS OF DIFFERENT AGES, GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC, AND RACIAL BACKGROUNDS INTO THE ORGANIZATION. THE ADMISSIONS TEAM FACILITATES COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS OF FROM THE TOP TO A VAST NETWORK OF MUSIC EDUCATORS, PROGRAMS, AND CAMPS. FTT HOLDS AUDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR VIA ZOOM AND ANNUALLY AWARDS 200,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS (APPROXIMATELY 20 MUSICIANS RECEIVED 10,000 EACH). SINCE 2005, FROM THE TOP HAS AWARDED OVER 4 MILLION IN JACK KENT COOKE AWARDS TO OVER 400 EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG MUSICIANS WITH FINANCIAL NEED. IN 2023 FROM THE TOP STARTED THE TIM BANKER TALENT DEVELOPMENT AWARD THAT SERVES 2 - 3 YOUNG MUSICIANS ANNUALLY.Expenses $476,713 · grants $216,508 · revenue $10,123
- OVER THE PAST DECADE, FROM THE TOP HAS RECOGNIZED THE POWER IN PROVIDING A SPACE FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS TO SLOW DOWN, REFLECT AND BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND "CITIZEN ARTIST" MUSCLES. THROUGH A MONTH OF ONLINE WORKSHOPS AND FACILITATED PEER EXCHANGE, THESE YOUNG ARTISTS EXAMINE THEIR PASSIONS, WHAT SKILLS THEY HAVE IN AND OUT OF MUSIC, AND WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS. THEY THEN PUT THEIR LEARNING INTO PRACTICE IN A COMMUNITY SETTING.Expenses $120,523
- FROM THE TOP'S PLATFORM TO BRING VISIBILITY TO YOUNG MUSICIANS AND BUILD AUDIENCES INCLUDES FROM THE TOP AND NPR SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS. DURING OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY FROM THE TOP REACHED 3 MILLION VIEWS ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. SINGULARLY, OUR 2025 NPR TINY DESK CONCERT REACHED 1.1 MILLION ONLINE. ADDITIONALLY, WE MARKED OUR FIFTH YEAR OF CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING DAILY JOY VIDEOS, A POPULAR DAILY EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION WHICH HAS GARNERED OVER 5 MILLION CUMULATIVE VIEWS.Expenses $285,869 · revenue $1,078
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
- 04-3583756
- 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 (A30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,229,276
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,872,444
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,870,882 | $2,294,290 | $2,229,276 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,565,348 | $2,038,851 | $2,630,512 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,316,707 | $2,225,471 | $3,121,814 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,844,735 | $2,197,483 | $3,071,162 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 04-3583756).
Questions about FROM THE TOP INC
- What is the EIN of FROM THE TOP INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FROM THE TOP INC is 04-3583756.
- Is FROM THE TOP INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to FROM THE TOP INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FROM THE TOP 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 FROM THE TOP 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 FROM THE TOP 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 FROM THE TOP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GRETCHEN NIELSEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of FROM THE TOP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $281,400 (GRETCHEN NIELSEN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does FROM THE TOP INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,870,882, expenses of $2,294,290 and total assets of $2,229,276 at year end.
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