Common Fence Music Company
Donations deductibleRevenue
$87k
year to 31 July 2025
Expenses
$90k
year to 31 July 2025
Total assets
$15k
year to 31 July 2025
Net assets
$15k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
3.2 years on average
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Activity
A65
Arts, culture and humanities
Common Fence Music Company's network
10 people3 organisationsi10 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward McPherson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jack Van Leer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James Winters | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ken Abrams | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Maggie Longo | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mark Stickney | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Norman Frederick Best | President/Tr | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Paul Murray | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steve Sitrin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tom Wright | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Erin Young | Music Director | since 2018 |
| Thomas Perrotti | Music Director | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 July 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Frederick Best | President/Tr | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jack van Leer | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Steve Sitrin | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Mark Stickney | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Tom Wright | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Paul Murray | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Ken Abrams | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Maggie Longo | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Edward McPherson | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| James Winters | Director | 0 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Common Fence Music Company
- EIN
- 050492827
- Address
- 73 Pelham St, Newport, RI, 02840-3113
- State
- Rhode Island
- Activity (NTEE)
- A65 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 2 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Jack Van Leer (Form 990-N, tax year 2020)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsJack Van Leer
≥3years on the filingsKen Abrams
≥3years on the filingsMaggie Longo
≥3years on the filingsMark Stickney
Latest return
year to 31 July 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 July 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $15k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $15k
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $87k | $90k | Deficit $3k |
| 2023 | $88k | $87k | $1k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.