Community Music School Inc
Donations deductibleCommunity Music School Inc's network
11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). 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
11 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 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 11 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Baker | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Bruce Lawrence | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Carter Gowrie | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jacklyn Belmonte | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeffrey Mehler | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Keith Kraner | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Margaret Very | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Sanders | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Susan Abbot | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Toby Doyle JR (also filed as Toby Doyle) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Todd Ellison | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail Nickell | FRMR Exec Dir | since 2019 |
| Richard Wyman | Executive Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Very | President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Lawrence | Vice President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Keith Kraner | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Susan Abbot | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Toby Doyle | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Todd Ellison | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carter Gowrie | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Mehler | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Baker | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jacklyn Belmonte | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Sanders | Trustee | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard Wyman | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | $83k |
About
- Legal name
- Community Music School Inc
- EIN
- 222552861
- Address
- Po Box 387, Centerbrook, CT, 06409-0387
- State
- Connecticut
- Mission
- To foster the love and pursuit of music through comprehensive music education for community members of all ages, abilities, and income levels. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A6E0 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
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1984
- Principal officer
- Jeffrey Mehler (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1984
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsBruce Lawrence
≥7years on the filingsKeith Kraner
≥7years on the filingsMargaret Very
≥7years on the filingsToby Doyle JR
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $652k
- Total liabilities
- $397k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $255k
- Contributions and grants received
- $109k
- Program service revenue
- $547k
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 30
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 | $707k | $691k | $16k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.