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US nonprofit · EIN 270446845 · Durham, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 270446845) - 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 30 June 2025: 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2009.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Kidznotes

Donations deductible
Revenue
$625k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$821k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$185k
$16k liabilities
Net assets
$169k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
4.6 years on average
Staff
28
25 volunteers
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Blake Shiver
Left since last filing
2
15% of the board
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Kidznotes' network

13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). 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

13 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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Blake Shiver ChairChair2021
5 yrs
Alice TurnerCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Beth MurgitroydBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Cassandra AndersonBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jessica SperlingBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Kathleen MorrisonVice Chair2021
5 yrs
KC RamsayImmed Past C2020
6 yrs
Meredith DixonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Ramell GEEBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Sabrina JonesBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Shamia Truitt-MartinBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Shannon RuttTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Tarsha FletcherBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dr Thomas Howard JRExecutive Di2024
Nicholas MalinowskiExecutive Directorsince 2019
Shana DavisExecutive Director2021
Shana TuckerExecutive Directorsince 2022

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dr Thomas Howard JrExecutive Di40$110k$2k
Cassandra AndersonBoard Member2$0
Kim CrouchBoard Member1$0
Meredith DixonTreasurer1$0
Tarsha FletcherBoard Member1$0
Ramell GeeBoard Member1$0
Sabrina JonesBoard Member1$0
Nicole McCoyBoard Member1$0
Beth MurgitroydBoard Member2$0
Shannon RuttVice Chair1$0
Blake ShiverChair2$0
Jessica SperlingBoard Member1$0
Shamia Truitt-MartinBoard Member1$0
Alice TurnerSecretary2$0
Josue Valbuena-PerezBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
Kidznotes
EIN
270446845
Address
1309 Halley Street, Durham, NC, 27707
State
North Carolina
Mission
Kidznotes empowers youth through music education, fostering personal growth, deepening community engagement, and driving social change. (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
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2009
Principal officer
Dr Thomas Howard Jr (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 October 2009
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

≥6years on the filingsKC Ramsay
≥6years on the filingsShamia Truitt-Martin
≥6years on the filingsTarsha Fletcher
≥5years on the filingsBlake Shiver

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
$185k
Total liabilities
$16k
Net assets or fund balances
$169k
Contributions and grants received
$586k
Program service revenue
$4k
Grants and similar paid out
$2k
Employees
28
Volunteers
25

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$659k$721kDeficit $61k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.