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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2024 Expires: March 2026

Early Music Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(212) 749-6600
10 West 68th Street
New York, NY, 10023
https://www.earlymusicny.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Early Music Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Enhance public knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of music and music drama of the 11th through the 18th centuries.

Year, State Incorporated:
1974, NY

Early Music Foundation (EMF) presents historically informed performances by NYC musicians, of the highest artistic quality and scholarship through its performing enterprise, Early Music New York (EM/NY), now in its forty-fifth performance season. EMF supports the NYC historical performance community in service-to-the-field projects, and helps preserve the historical repertory in a growing collection of recordings through its recording label, Ex cathedra Records.

For the year ended June 30, 2022, Early Music Foundation's program expenses were:

Program services $140,433
Total Program Expenses $140,433

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Not disclosed

Board Size
4

Paid Staff Size
4

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 10.23%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Early Music Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Source of Funds
Government $97,308
Foundations $44,000
Individuals $40,723
Ticket sales $21,379
CD Sales $5,282
Total Income $208,692

Programs: 74% Fundraising: 10% Administrative: 15%

Total Income $208,692
Total expenses: $190,704
  Program expenses $140,433
  Fundraising expenses $18,626
  Administrative expenses $27,813
  Other expenses $3,832
Income in Excess of Expenses $17,988
Beginning Net Assets $165,955
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $183,943
Total Liabilities $18,806
Total Assets $202,749

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