Mockingbird Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$263k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$300k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$483k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$483k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
21
6.1 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
29
reported in Part VI
Mockingbird Foundation Inc's network
21 people3 organisationsi21 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). 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
21 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. The organisation reported 29 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 21 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam J Detsky | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Adam Scheinberg | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Alison Kleiman | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Andrew N Hitz | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cameron Garrison | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Charles A Dirksen | Executive Advisor | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Colleen Heller Stein | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Beckwith | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| David Steinberg | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ellis Godard | Executive Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kurt Vile | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Matt Sexauer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mike Bove | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mike Pryzbylski | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Pete Mason | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Reed Meschefske | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Scott Marks | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stephanie Jenkins | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Steve Paolini | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Bowman (also filed as Bill Bowman) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| William Ryan (also filed as Bill Ryan) | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles A Dirksen | Executive Advisor | 0 | $0 | ||
| Ellis Godard | Executive Director, Treasurer | 0 | $0 | ||
| David Steinberg | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Andrew N Hitz | Director, Vice President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Scott Marks | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Steve Paolini | Director, General Counsel | 0 | $0 | ||
| David Beckwith | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Bill Bowman | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Jenkins | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Reed Meschefske | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Mike Bove | President, Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Adam J Detsky | Director, Secretary | 0 | $0 | ||
| Cameron Garrison | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Colleen Heller Stein | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Pete Mason | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Mike Pryzbylski | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Adam Scheinberg | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Matt Sexauer | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Kurt Vile | Vice President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Alison Kleiman | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| William Ryan | President, Director | 0 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
Colorado roster
23 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263019605). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Cameron Garrison | Director |
| William Bowman | Director |
| Charles Andrew Dirksen | Executive Advisor |
| Kurt Vile | Vice President |
| Michael Pryzblyzski | Director |
| Steve Paolini | General Counsel |
| David Steinberg | Director |
| David Schlesinger | Director |
| Bove Mike | President |
| Mike Bove | Secretary |
| Alison Kleiman | Director |
| Colleen Heller-Stein | Vice President |
| Matt Sexauer | Director |
| Adam Detsky | Director |
| Scott Marks | Director |
| Godard Ciarrocchi Ellis | |
| David Beckwith | Director |
| Andrew Hitz | Director |
| Stephanie Jenkins | Director |
| Seth Adam Scheinberg | Director |
| Reed Meschefke | Director |
| John E Godard | Executive Director |
| Pete Mason | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Mockingbird Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 161529562
- Address
- 12407 Willow Grove Ct, Moorpark, CA, 93021-2758
- State
- California
- Mission
- The mission of the mockingbird foundation is to provide support to organizations which promote the education, involvement and appreciation of musical activities for children throughout the united states.this support is provided through the awarding of grants throughout the year. These grants are not distributed to any related parties either directly or indirectly for the 2025 calendar year. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T99 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Ellis Godrad (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAndrew N Hitz
≥8years on the filingsCharles A Dirksen
≥8years on the filingsDavid Steinberg
≥8years on the filingsMatt Sexauer
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $483k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $483k
- Contributions and grants received
- $246k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $257k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $259k | $221k | $38k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
17 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Peace Centergirls Rock DC | Music education grant | $20k |
| William Penn School District | Music education grant | $10k |
| Aspire Public School Foundation | Music education grant | $10k |
| Children's Eye Foundation | Music education grant | $10k |
| Indigenous Community Empowerment Network | Music education grant | $10k |
| Jackson State University | Music education grant | $10k |
| Moody's Jazz Camp | Music education grant | $10k |
| Vandercook College of Music | Music education grant | $10k |
| Young Women's Preparatory Network | Music education grant | $10k |
| The 234 Project Foundation | Music education grant | $10k |
| Winnebago Public Schools Music Department | Music education grant | $10k |
| The Heartbeat Music Project | Music education grant | $10k |
| Friends of Breakthrough | Music education grant | $9k |
| Keene Housing Kids Collaborative | Music education grant | $8k |
| Girls Rock Chicago | Music education grant | $6k |
| Chesapeake Charities | Music education grant | $6k |
| Pasadena Rosebud Academy | Music education grant | $6k |