Nonprofit · EIN 47-1039285
DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $308,372 | $402,256 | -$93,884 | $3,453,233 | $26,744 | $3,426,489 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,171,872 | $233,977 | $1,937,895 | $3,553,053 | $9,907 | $3,543,146 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $365,590 | $137,427 | $228,163 | $931,961 | $1,814 | $930,147 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $245,011
- of which government grants
- $71,222
- Membership dues
- $8,867
- Program service revenue
- $15,243
- Investment income
- $47,319
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $102
- Other revenue
- $799
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,795
- Other salaries and wages
- $79,920
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $247,374
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,682
- Occupancy
- $18,706
- Travel
- $5
- Depreciation
- $3,573
- Program services (functional)
- $284,257
- Management and general (functional)
- $71,598
- Fundraising (functional)
- $46,401
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,553,053
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,453,233
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $26,744
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,426,489
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,554,896
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,540,854
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,885,635
- Gross receipts
- $309,238
- Employees
- 5
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE MCKINNEY | DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $76,197 |
| JONAH RADUNS-SILVERSTEIN | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $69,598 |
| ASH AIDENBAUM | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BART BEALMEAR | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ADAM DESJARDINS | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL FOTIAS | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONNA GARDNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CARLETON GHOLZ | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER HANDYSIDE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JANIS HAZEL | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARK GREER II | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LIBBY PALACKDHARRY | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAMON PERCY | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CAROLYN PRUITT | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALYSON TURNER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SABRINA UNDERWOOD | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LARRY WILLIAMS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE MCKINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $64,692 |
| JONAH RADUNS-SILVERSTEIN | DIRECTOR OF Trustee or director | 40 | $61,985 |
| LARRY WILLIAMS | PRESIDENT Officer | – | $0 |
| ALYSON TURNER | VICE PRESIDE Officer | – | $0 |
| DONNA GARDNER | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER HANDYSIDE | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| BART BEALMEAR | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL FOTIAS | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAMON PERCY | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CARLETON GHOLZ | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JANIS HAZEL | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CAROLYN PRUITT | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ADAM DESJARDINS | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARK GREER II | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ASH AIDENBAUM | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SABRINA UNDERWOOD | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONAH RADUNS-SILVERSTEIN | DIRECTOR OF Trustee or director | 30 | $31,150 |
| MICHELLE MCKINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $23,100 |
| LARRY WILLIAMS | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALYSON TURNER | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA GARDNER | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER HANDYSIDE | SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BART BEALMEAR | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FOTIAS | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAMON PERCY | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARLETON GHOLZ | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANIS HAZEL | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAROLYN PRUITT | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM DESJARDINS | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK GREER II | DIRECTOR AT- Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 440 BURROUGHS ST, DETROIT, MI 48202-3429
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 6200 Second AveSuite 20, Detroit MI 48202
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LARRY WILLIAMS, 490 FISKE, DETROIT, MI 48214
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Donna Jean Gardner, 278 E Palmer St, Detroit MI 48202
- Signed the 990
- DONNA GARDNER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (313) 215-4616
- Website
- WWW.DETROITSOUND.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SCHULTZ & ASSOCIATES PLC
Mission
DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE LIVES OF THOSE IN THE DETROIT COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF THE CITY'S MUSICAL HERITAGE.
Program accomplishments
- SAFEGUARDING DETROIT'S MUSICAL HISTORY AND FUTURE BY PRESERVING HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS AND ORAL HISTORIES, EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY, MAINTAINING AND INCUBATING MUSICAL TALENT, AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.Expenses $284,257 · revenue $15,243
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-1039285
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A54)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,453,233
- Income (IRS master file)
- $309,238
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $308,372 | $402,256 | $3,453,233 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,171,872 | $233,977 | $3,553,053 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $365,590 | $137,427 | $931,961 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $459,970 | $133,370 | $753,549 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Donna Jean Gardner | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 47-1039285).
Questions about DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY
- What is the EIN of DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY is 47-1039285.
- Is DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY 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 DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LARRY WILLIAMS.
- Who are the officers and directors of DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $76,197 (MICHELLE MCKINNEY, DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DETROIT SOUND CONSERVANCY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $308,372, expenses of $402,256 and total assets of $3,453,233 at year end.
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