Nonprofit · EIN 94-2863366
THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94702
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,686,111 | $5,131,588 | -$1,445,477 | $9,856,721 | $818,290 | $9,038,431 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,168,567 | $5,627,462 | -$458,895 | $11,918,628 | $1,434,720 | $10,483,908 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $3,833,588 | $4,721,352 | -$887,764 | $12,459,244 | $1,426,384 | $11,032,860 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $592,985
- of which government grants
- $79,820
- Program service revenue
- $2,376,976
- Investment income
- $651,005
- Net rental income
- $13,651
- Other revenue
- $65,145
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $670,453
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $320,305
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,293,226
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,092,628
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $77,911
- Accounting fees
- $23,610
- Occupancy
- $175,693
- Travel
- $6,626
- Depreciation
- $146,929
- Program services (functional)
- $3,748,315
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,103,072
- Fundraising (functional)
- $280,201
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,918,628
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,856,721
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $818,290
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,038,431
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,254,870
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,297,096
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,288,006
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,750,425
- Gross receipts
- $3,686,111
- Employees
- 126
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel B Meyers | Head of School Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $172,338 | $8,755 |
| Eugene Sor | Artistic Dir. Officer | 40 | $120,489 | $6,498 |
| Ann Eastman | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Ashton | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Eyestone | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah O'Grady | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Spaulding | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Doris Chen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Juna Kim McDaid | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Klucsor | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Zoe Glynn | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marjan Mashhadi | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexander Shafto Walsh-Wilson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Whitney Wu-Chu | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Angela Archie | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel B Meyers | Head of School Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $172,338 | $6,894 |
| Eugene Sor | Director of Ops | 40 | $120,486 | $4,819 |
| Eric Hallstein | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Spaulding | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Eyestone | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah O'Grady | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Angela Archie | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Eastman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Doris Chen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Klucsor | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Zoe Glynn | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mothusi Pahl | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Ashton | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DORIS FUKAWA | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $138,030 |
| MARION ATHERTON | Dir of opertion Officer | 40 | $108,925 |
| EUGENE SOR | ARTISTIC DIR. Officer | 40 | $105,785 |
| Diane Stair | Dir. Of Develop Officer | 40 | $93,202 |
| Michael Ashton | Dir. Of Finance Officer | 40 | $56,264 |
| James Marks | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Cary Koh | Former Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Jerome Matthews | Co-Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Donna Eyestone | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Harry Loucks | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Angela Archie | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Joan Balter | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Michelle Klucsor | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Hallstein | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| jacob pak | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Maria Poncel | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ZOE GLENN | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| stephanie wei | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DORIS CHEN | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1475 ROSE ST, BERKELEY, CA 94702-1255
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Daniel B Meyers, 1475 Rose Street, Berkeley, CA 94702
- Signed the 990
- Michelle Klucsor, Interim Head of Ops
- Phone
- (510) 559-6910
- Website
- www.crowden.org
- Return prepared by
- Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2863366 or by the name THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Where Students come to receive a world class education with music at its core.
Program accomplishments
- The Crowden School is an independent day school dedicated to music and academic education of children in grades 3 to 8, focusing on string instruments, piano, and composition. The program serves approximately 55 students. The academic program is designed to help students achieve intellectual and emotional maturity through the development of analytical and critical thinking. The music program includes technique classes, music coaching, in small and large ensembles, and music history and theory. Curricula and school life are enriched by professional artists from all over the world.Expenses $3,117,796 · grants $664,953 · revenue $1,630,858
- Crowden provides the highest quality music education to the general public through its community education offerings. More than 1,400 community students of all ages and skill levels participate in Crowden's afterschool, weekend, and summer music lessons, classes, and ensembles. Students come from over 70 cities throughout the Greater Bay Area and beyond.Expenses $630,519 · grants $5,500 · revenue $746,118
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
- 94-2863366
- 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
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,856,721
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,686,111
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,686,111 | $5,131,588 | $9,856,721 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,168,567 | $5,627,462 | $11,918,628 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,833,588 | $4,734,610 | $12,397,728 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,864,639 | $3,856,544 | $12,219,445 | 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 94-2863366).
Questions about THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER
- What is the EIN of THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER is 94-2863366.
- Is THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER 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 THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER 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 THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER 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 THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Daniel B Meyers.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $172,338 (Daniel B Meyers, Head of School).
- How much revenue does THE CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,686,111, expenses of $5,131,588 and total assets of $9,856,721 at year end.
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