Metabrainz Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleMetabrainz Foundation Inc's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
8 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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Doctorow | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Matthew Hawn | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nick Ashton-Hart | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nicolas Tamargo De Eguren | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Paul Bennun | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paula Ledieu | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rassami HOK Ljungberg | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert Kaye | President/Exec Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Kaye | President/Exec Director | 40 | $101k | ||
| Nicolas Tamargo de Eguren | Secretary | 25 | $32k | ||
| Rassami Hok Ljungberg | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nick Ashton-Hart | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Bennun | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cory Doctorow | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Hawn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hazel Savage | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Metabrainz Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 201644586
- Address
- 440 N Barranca Ave 6432, Covina, CA, 91723-1722
- State
- California
- Mission
- Support and development of the musicbrainz and related projects, in which user contributed data and other creative works are made available to the general public for free. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B82 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Nicolas Tamargo (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCory Doctorow
≥8years on the filingsMatthew Hawn
≥8years on the filingsNick Ashton-Hart
≥8years on the filingsPaul Bennun
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
- $411k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $411k
- Contributions and grants received
- $74k
- Program service revenue
- $431k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 36,700