Nonprofit · EIN 56-1081959
NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27605
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,188,047 | $1,218,820 | -$30,773 | $1,217,917 | $4,287 | $1,213,630 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,218,775 | $1,152,677 | $66,098 | $1,165,198 | $1,988 | $1,163,210 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,044,781 | $1,088,898 | -$44,117 | $1,028,469 | $3,212 | $1,025,257 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,098
- of which government grants
- $8,596
- Program service revenue
- $1,159,242
- Investment income
- $2,522
- Other revenue
- $16,185
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $15,977
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $72,836
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,335
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $91,687
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,365
- Occupancy
- $10,643
- Travel
- $16,496
- Depreciation
- $232
- Program services (functional)
- $1,126,549
- Management and general (functional)
- $88,302
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,969
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,165,198
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,217,917
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,287
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,213,630
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $348
- Publicly traded securities
- $681,185
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,213,630
- Gross unrelated business income
- $14,735
- Gross receipts
- $1,188,047
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 48
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Heiserman | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $71,800 |
| Catherine Butler | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Johnathan Hamiel | Immediate Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Cynthia Wagoner | Recording Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Carolina Perez | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Michael Henderson | Member-at-Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Demeka Kimpson | Member-at-Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chris White | Band Section Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Steven Kelly | Band Section Delegate Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeannine DuMond | Elementary Section Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jenny Patchett | High School Choral Section Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Fred Spano | Higher Education Section C Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Howard | Jazz Education Section Cha Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Angel Cuddeback | Middle School Choral Secti Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Veronica Biscocho | Orchestra Section Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrie Tew | Orchestra Section Delegate Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cristoto Lim | Collegiate NAfME President Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Molly Griffin | District 1 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Palmer | District 2 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shearon Miller | District 3 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Forsh | District 5 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas Rowe | District 6 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Evans | District 7 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Morris | District 8 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Kirkpatrick | Band Section Chair thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| O'Shae Best | Band Section Delegate thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Aleisa Baker | High School Choral Section Chair thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jose Rivera | Higher Educ Section Chair thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tina Robinett | Jazz Education Section Chair thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Luke Meade | Jazz Section Delegate thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Turner | Middle School Choral Section Chair thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Joey Walker | Orchestra Section Chair thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Matthew Holt | Orchestra Section Delegate thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Isaac Reyes | Collegiate NAfME President thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Girgenti | Elementary Section Chair thru Nov 24 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Heiserman | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $69,638 |
| Catherine Butler | President Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| Johnathan Hamiel | Immediate Past President Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Cynthia Wagoner | Recording Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carolina Perez | President-Elect Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Michael Henderson | Member-at-Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Demeka Kimpson | Member-at-Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Kirkpatrick | Band Section Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| O'Shae Best | Band Section Delegate Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Girgenti | Elementary Section Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Aleisa Baker | High School Choral Section Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jose Rivera | Higher Education Section C Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tina Robinett | Jazz Education Section Cha Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Luke Meade | Jazz Section Delegate Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Turner | Middle School Choral Secti Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Joey Walker | Orchestra Section Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Matthew Holt | Orchestra Section Delegate Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Isaac Reyes | Collegiate NAfME President Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Molly Griffin | District 1 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Palmer | District 2 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shearon Miller | District 3 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Desiree Merriweather | District 4 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Forsh | District 5 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas Rowe | District 6 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Evans | District 7 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Morris | District 8 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Earnhardt | Immediate Past President thru Nov 23 Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Jordan Lee | Member-at-Large thru Nov 23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lorena Schakel | Member-at-Large thru Nov 23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Murray | District 1 President thru Nov 23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Norem | District 2 President thru Nov 23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Childers | District 3 President thru Nov 23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Roosevelt Pratt | District 4 President thru Nov 23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julia Winegardner | District 6 President thru Nov 23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Heiserman | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $67,047 |
| Johnathan Hamiel | President Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| Carol Earnhardt | Immediate Past President Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Carolina Perez | Recording Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Catherine Butler | President-Elect Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Jordan Lee | Member-at-Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lorena Schakel | Member-at-Large Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Kirkpatrick | Band Section Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| O'Shae Best | Band Section Delegate Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Girgenti | Elementary Section Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Aleisa Baker | High School Choral Section Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jose Rivera | Higher Education Section C Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tina Robinett | Jazz Education Section Cha Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Luke Meade | Jazz Section Delegate Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Turner | Middle School Choral Secti Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Joey Walker | Orchestra Section Chair Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Matthew Holt | Orchestra Section Delegate Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Isaac Reyes | Collegiate NAfME President Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Murray | District 1 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Norem | District 2 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Childers | District 3 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Roosevelt Pratt | District 4 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Forsh | District 5 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julia Winegardner | District 6 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Evans | District 7 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Morris | District 8 President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Bream | Band Section Chair - thru 11/22 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Andrew Carter | Band Section Delegate - thru 11/22 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dawn Wilson | Elementary Section Chair - thru 11/22 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Roman Brady | High School Choral Section - thru 11/22 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jennifer Whitaker | Higher Education - thru 11/22 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marjorie Harrison | Jazz Education Section Chair - thru 11/22 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Ana Bulluck | Jazz Section Delegate - thru 11/22 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carla Reid | Middle School Choral Section Chair - thru 11/22 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Ryan Ellefsen | Orchestra Section Chair - thru 11/22 Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Destiny King | Collegiate NAfME President - thru 11/22 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 883 WASHINGTON ST STE C, RALEIGH, NC 27605-3251
- In care of
- % PAT HALL EX DIR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUSAN HEISERMAN, 883 Washington Street Suite C, Raleigh, NC 27605
- Signed the 990
- Susan Heiserman, Executive Director
- Phone
- (919) 424-7008
- Website
- WWW.NCMEA.NET
- Return prepared by
- Stancil PC
Mission
TO ADVANCE MUSIC EDUCATION BY PROMOTING THE UNDERSTANDING AND MAKING OF MUSIC BY ALL.
Program accomplishments
- SPONSORSHIP OF 70 MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND ADJUDICATION EVENTS PER YEAR STATEWIDE.Expenses $810,036 · grants $15,977 · revenue $796,962
- BOARD MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES FOR 1,400 MUSIC EDUCATORS AND 97 MUSIC INDUSTRY VENDORS.Expenses $309,167 · revenue $363,730
- PRINTING AND PUBLICATION OF QUARTERLY TRADE JOURNAL DISTRIBUTED TO 1,900 MEMBERS.Expenses $7,346
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
- 56-1081959
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6EC)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,217,917
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,188,047
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,188,047 | $1,218,820 | $1,217,917 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,218,775 | $1,152,677 | $1,165,198 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,044,781 | $1,088,898 | $1,028,469 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $732,789 | $843,458 | $1,025,143 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 56-1081959).
Questions about NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION is 56-1081959.
- Is NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION 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 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION 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 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION 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 NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUSAN HEISERMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,800 (Susan Heiserman, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does NORTH CAROLINA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,188,047, expenses of $1,218,820 and total assets of $1,217,917 at year end.
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