Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United KingdomIrelandUnited States (current)New ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland
US nonprofit · EIN 161659366 · Grand Haven, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 161659366) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Spread the Music Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$25k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$30k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$26k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$26k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
6.3 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
6
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Spread the Music Foundation Inc's network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

6 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.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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Blair ButlerBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Cliff HarrisVice Preside2018
8 yrs
Garry BoydBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Joanne SharpeTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Laura AndersonBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Rebecca Newman (also filed as Becky Newman)President2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Laura AndersonBoard Member$0
Garry BoydBoard Member$0
Blair ButlerBoard Member$0
Cliff HarrisVice Preside$0
Rebecca NewmanPresident$0
Joanne SharpeTreasurer$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Spread the Music Foundation Inc
EIN
161659366
Address
1447 Washington Ave, Grand Haven, MI, 49417-1631
State
Michigan
Mission
To connect western michigan communities with west michigan musicians to create awareness of western michigan music culture. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A68 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
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2003
Principal officer
Rebecca Newman (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2003
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCliff Harris
≥8years on the filingsLaura Anderson
≥8years on the filingsRebecca Newman
≥5years on the filingsBlair Butler

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$26k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$26k
Contributions and grants received
$19k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$23k
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$25k$30kDeficit $5k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.