MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

216 CENTRAL AVE, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10606-1123

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

JEAN NEWTON, 216 CENTRAL AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10606

Signed the 990

JEAN NEWTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(914) 761-3715

Website

MUSICCONSERVATORY.ORG

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PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER IS TO PROVIDE THE EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS OF MUSIC TO ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE IN THE INHERENT POWER OF MUSIC TO PROVIDE PERSONAL ENRICHMENT, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, LIFELONG LEARNING, CULTURAL APPRECIATION, AND JOY FOR EVERYONE.EXCELLENCE: WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION IN MUSIC EDUCATION, ENCOMPASSING HIGH STANDARDS, BEST TEACHING PRACTICES AND RESPECT FOR INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES. WE SEEK TO BE A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES GROW THROUGH MUSIC AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND TALENTS TO THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL.ACCESS: GUIDED BY OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVENESS, WE BELIEVE THAT FINANCIAL LIMITATIONS OR DIFFERING ABILITY SHOULD NEVER BE A BARRIER TO LEARNING. WE TAKE OUR PROGRAMS INTO THE COMMUNITY AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THIS.COMMUNITY: WE BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH MUSICAL COLLABORATION, BRIDGING DIFFERENCES, FORGING CONNECTIONS, AND CELEBRATING MUSICAL DIVERSITY.

Program accomplishments

• MUSIC INSTRUCTIONTHE MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER (MCW) IS A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL FOUNDED IN 1929 IN THE AMERICAN SETTLEMENT HOUSE TRADITION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND THE EUROPEAN CONSERVATORY TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE. LEGENDARY CELLIST PABLO CASALS WAS AMONG ITS FOUNDERS, AND JAZZ LEGEND CAB CALLOWAY ONCE SERVED ON ITS BOARD. MCW'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE EXTRAORDINARY BENEFITS OF MUSIC TO ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY. TODAY, WE SERVE 2,800 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS: 800 WHO TAKE LESSONS AND CLASSES IN OUR WHITE PLAINS FACILITY AND 2000 WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUTREACH PROGRAMS ON COLLABORATION WITH 30 COMMUNITY PARTNERS. OUR WHITE PLAINS FACILITY FEATURE 39 TEACHING STUDIOS, RECITAL HALL, PIANO LAB, TECHNOLOGY LAB, AND A RECORDING STUDIO WITH LARGE MAIN STUDIO AND CONTROL ROOM. THE STUDIO IS NETWORKED TO THE RECITAL HALL, ENABLING RECORDING AND LIVE-STREAMING OF ALL PERFORMANCES.OUR MUSIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL INSTRUCTION, PERFORMING ENSEMBLES, THEORY, COMPOSITION, MUSIC PRODUCTION, EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES, SUMMER PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS, LIFELONG LEARNING FOR ADULTS, AND FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES. INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED BY A FACULTY OF 74 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND EDUCATORS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM HOLD MASTER OR DOCTORAL DEGREES. WE ADDITIONALLY OFFER THREE SPECIALIZED CURRICULA FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: HONORS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR SERIOUS, TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTALISTS, WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR PERFORMANCE, MUSIC THEORY AND ENSEMBLE PARTICIPATION. MCW THEATRE ARTS PREP WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN MUSICAL THEATER. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES VOCAL TRAINING AS WELL AS CLASSES IN MUSIC THEORY, ACTING, DANCE, AND RECORDING TECHNIQUES FOR SINGERS. MUSIC PRODUCTION AND RECORDING, OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT-BASED TRAINING IN AUDIO AND VIDEO, DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSPACE (DAW), SOUND DESIGN AND EFFECTS, SONGWRITING AND COMPOSITION, ARRANGING, PODCASTING AND VIDEOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES. OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES NEED-BASED TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR FINANCIALLY DESERVING STUDENTS, ENSURING THEY CAN PURSUE MUSIC TRAINING FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ALUMNI HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE NATION'S TOP UNIVERSITIES AND CONSERVATORIES, INCLUDING UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, YALE UNIVERSITY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL, PEABODY CONSERVATORY, INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC, AND MANY OTHERS. OUR ALUMNI INCLUDE PROFESSORS AT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND MIT, A MUSIC TEACHER IN ROCHESTER NY, A LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN, A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, TWO INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED PIANISTS, THE MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE MILWAUKIE SYMPHONY, AND THOUSANDS OF ALUMNI IN COUNTLESS PROFESSIONS RIGHT HERE IN WESTCHESTER AND ALL AROUND THE NATION. THE CONSERVATORY LOOKS FORWARD TO CELEBRATING OUR CENTENNIAL IN 2029. ONE OF ONLY 16 COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE TO HOLD ACCREDITATION FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC, THE CONSERVATORY HAS INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS AND CONTRIBUTED TO A VIBRANT MUSICAL LIFE IN THE COUNTY, THE REGION AND BEYOND.
  Expenses $2,594,794 · grants $175,744 · revenue $1,818,556
• OUTREACH PROGRAMTHE CONSERVATORY'S MUSIC THERAPY INSTITUTE (MTI) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1986 TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. TODAY THE PROGRAM SERVES 2,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL-GROUP MUSIC THERAPY ONSITE AT THE CONSERVATORY, AND GROUP MUSIC THERAPY ON AN OUTREACH BASIS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 30 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MEDICAL FACILITIES, SENIOR CARE CENTERS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY A FACULTY OF 12 BOARD-CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPISTS WHO HOLD UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES IN MUSIC AND MASTER'S OR DOCTORAL DEGREES IN MUSIC THERAPY. THE CONSERVATORY BUILDING INCLUDES A DEDICATED MUSIC THERAPY UNIT WITH FOUR SESSION STUDIOS AND AN OBSERVATION ROOM FITTED WITH ONE-WAY MIRRORS AND HEAD SETS, ENABLING PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND OTHER THERAPY PROVIDERS TO OBSERVE SESSIONS. MTI HAS RECEIVED AWARDS FROM ARTS WESTCHESTER AND FROM ASCAP (AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS). IN 2013, MTI ESTABLISHED HEALING OUR HEROES, PROVIDING MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES FOR U.S. MILITARY VETERANS DEALING WITH WAR-RELATED INJURIES, AT NO COST TO THEM OR THEIR FAMILIES. SERVING 15-20 VETERANS EACH YEAR, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EACH VETERAN WITH TWO TO THREE YEARS OF WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL MUSIC THERAPY SESSIONS, AS WELL AS TWO WEEKLY GROUP SESSIONS: MUSIC FOR SELF-CARE WHICH HELPS VETERANS LEARN TO USE MUSIC FOR RELAXATION AND STRESS REDUCTION; THE VETERANS BAND WHICH GIVES VETERANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER AND TO COMPOSE ORIGINAL SONGS. IN 2023, SEVERAL NEW COMPONENTS WERE ADDED TO THE PROGRAM: CAREGIVER WORKSHOPS, SUPPORT GROUP FOR FEMALE VETERANS, AND SUMMER CONGA WORKSHOPS. HEALING OUR HEROES HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AND SUPPORTED BY DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, AND IS FEATURED IN MUSIC VETS, A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE CHALLENGES FACED BY VETERANS DEALING WITH THE WOUNDS OF WAR AS THEY STRUGGLE TO READJUST TO CIVILIAN LIFE. MUSIC VETS WAS PREMIERED AT THE KENNEDY CENTER IN OCTOBER, 2022 AND HAS HAD SCREENINGS AT THE BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND OTHER LOCATIONS.
  Expenses $532,630 · revenue $624,752
• PERFORMANCESPERFORMANCE IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE CONSERVATORY'S EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, WITH STUDENT AND FACULTY PERFORMANCES TAKING PLACE AT THE CONSERVATORY AND IN THE COMMUNITY. STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM AS SOLOISTS AND IN PERFORMING ENSEMBLES, IN RECITALS TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FACULTY CONCERTS OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HIGH LEVEL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES IN COMFORTABLE, FAMILIAR LOCATIONS. ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE MAJORITY OF STUDENT RECITALS TAKE PLACE IN THE CONSERVATORY'S BEAUTIFUL 150- SEAT RECITAL HALL, AND ARE RECORDED FROM THE CONTROL ROOM OF OUR RECORDING STUDIO. TWO FACULTY ENSEMBLES THE MCW FACULTY STRING QUARTET AND THE MCW FACULTY JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL FACULTY GUEST ARTISTS ARE PERFORMING IN-PERSON IN OUR RECITAL HALL AND LIVE-STREAMED CONCERTS FROM OUR RECORDING STUDIO. COMMUNITY CONCERTS ALSO TAKE PLACE IN LOCAL LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, HEALTH CARE AND SENIOR CARE FACILITIES, AND OTHER SIMILAR VENUES. OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY ARE ALSO INVITED TO PERFORM AT BENEFIT EVENTS FOR OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. MASTER CLASSES ARE SCHEDULED AT THE CONSERVATORY IN WHICH SELECTED STUDENTS ARE COACHED BY GUEST ARTISTS. PERFORMANCE CLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN OUR HONORS AND PREP PROGRAMS ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE ADVANCED STUDENTS TO HONE THEIR PERFORMANCE SKILLS.
  Expenses $62,048 · revenue $4,000

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.

IRS record

EIN

13-6007082

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

School

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1938

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A6E0)

Assets (IRS master file)

$9,874,553

Income (IRS master file)

$4,068,462

Filing history

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 13-6007082).

Questions about MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER

What is the EIN of MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER?

The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER is 13-6007082.

Is MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1938.

Are donations to MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER 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 CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER 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 CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER 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 CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JEAN NEWTON.

Who are the officers and directors of MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $111,653 (SONG ZHANG, ASSOCIATE DEAN).

How much revenue does MUSIC CONSERVATORY OF WESTCHESTER have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,592,641, expenses of $3,727,209 and total assets of $9,874,553 at year end.

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