MUSIC WILL INC

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2001

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

MIKE WASSERMAN

Phone

9737468248

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

MUSIC WILL INC, founded in 2001, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $8.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 51% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $7.7M left a modest 4% surplus.

Mission

MUSIC WILL, INC. (FORMERLY LITTLE KIDS ROCK) TRANSFORMS LIVES BY RESTORING, EXPANDING, AND INNOVATING MUSIC EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS. OUR NETWORK OF THOUSANDS OF K-12 TEACHERS ACROSS 48 STATES LEAD A NATIONAL MOVEMENT THAT BRINGS INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION TO STUDENTS. USING GENRES INCLUDING ROCK, POP, LATIN, AND RAP, OUR PROGRAM EMPOWERS TEACHERS TO BUILD MUSIC PROGRAMS AS DIVERSE AS THE KIDS THEY SERVE. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN THEIR CLASSES, WHICH STRENGTHENS THEIR CONNECTION TO THEIR SCHOOL, THEIR PEERS, AND THEIR COMMUNITY. MUSIC WILL, ALSO DONATES NECESSARY INSTRUMENTS AND CURRICULUM, MEETING A KEY NEED OF MANY SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS. THE WORLD OF MUSIC EXPANDS THROUGH INNOVATION. WE ENSURE THAT MUSIC EDUCATION DOES AS WELL. SINCE 2002, THE ORGANIZATION HAS REACHED MORE THAN 1,800,000 STUDENTS WITH HIGHLY INCLUSIVE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT MUSIC EDUCATION. TODAY, MORE THAN 900,000 KIDS PARTICIPATE IN MUSIC WILL'S PROGRAMS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,651,046

K-12 Music Education Professional Development: By providing professional development, and a connected national community of music educators, Music Will is providing a growing network of thousands of music educators with the skills, support, and confidence to transform their approach to music education and their music classrooms, with a focus on student-centered pedagogy, student-driven curriculum, and space for students to create, connect, and grow through music.Music Education Systems-Transformation: Music Will is also committed to supporting music education at the systems-level by 1) training faculty and partnering with higher ed institutions who are training the next generation of music educators, 2) investing in research and evaluation that strengthen the case for student-centered music education and popular music in music education, and 3) participating in state and national coalitions and conferences to make the case for student-centered music education and popular music in music education.

Program 2

Expenses: $2,012,204

K-12 Music Program Resources: Music Will donates and provides deeply discounted instruments, technology, classroom materials, subscriptions, and other curricular resources that make the teaching of popular music styles possible in K-12 classrooms that otherwise are not equipped to match the music taught in school with the music students know and love.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $8,231,146

Program Service Revenue $104,992

Investment Income $92,854

Other Revenue $-373,161

TOTAL REVENUE $8,055,831

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $4,168,301

Fundraising Expenses $1,854,268

Program Expenses $4,663,250

Other Expenses $3,552,984

TOTAL EXPENSES $7,721,285

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$8,055,831	$5,323,236	+0.5%
Expenses	$7,721,285	$7,096,370	+0.1%
Net Income	$334,546	$-1,773,134	-1.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$623,150

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
JANICE POLIZZOTTO	CRO	40.00	Officer	$239,511	$2,077	$241,588
MIKE WASSERMAN	CEO	40.00	Officer	$218,557	$10,577	$229,134
DAVE WISH	CHIEF VISIONARY OFFICER	40.00		$206,719	$11,881	$218,600
TIFFANY SMALL-MCKELVIN	CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER	40.00		$195,130	$7,117	$202,247
DIANE JIGGETTS	FINANCE DIR	40.00		$180,380	$10,880	$191,260
BRYAN J POWELL	CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER	40.00		$171,038	$11,628	$182,666
SCOTT D BURSTEIN	PROGRAM DIR	40.00		$120,816	$10,161	$130,977
MARY CLAXTON	PROGRAM DIR	40.00		$108,830	$17,953	$126,783
DARYL THOMANN	CFO	40.00	Officer	$77,851	$6,748	$84,599
WILLIAM ROBALINO	CFO	40.00	Officer	$66,203	$1,626	$67,829
NICOLE CRYSTAL	SECRETARY	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS DONOHOE	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JULES FOLLETT	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG KALLMAN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH LASKA	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DOUG CAMPLEJOHN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KEN UMEZAKI	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LATASHA CASTERLOW-LALA	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSE VERGARA	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHERYL ZIMLICH	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
FARID NAIB	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PRISCILLA SHAW RAHN	EXEC COM MEM LG	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JAY VYAS	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
STEFANI SCAMARDO	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT FLAUM	BOARD CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ANN CANELA	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GREG HALL	VICE CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MARTINA VASIL	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SHAI LITTLEJOHN	EXEC COM MEM LG	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$8,055,831	$7,721,285	$4,940,189	$334,546
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$6,165,048	$6,023,566	$6,655,256	$141,482
2022	$6,118,295	$5,831,694	$6,536,327	$286,601
2021	$6,635,771	$5,164,106	$6,640,068	$1,471,665
2020	$8,042,046	$8,922,528	$5,494,734	$-880,482
2019	$6,045,947	$6,071,863	$5,651,115	$-25,916
2018	$7,748,909	$6,617,567	$5,916,165	$1,131,342