Experimental Sound Studio
Donations deductibleRevenue
$907k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$839k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$969k
$11k liabilities
Net assets
$958k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
6.9 years on average
Staff
5
8 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Experimental Sound Studio's network
8 peoplei8 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.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.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Cooper | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Darin Walsh | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Drew Roulo | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniel Quiles | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kim Alpert (also filed as Kim Alpert) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| LOU Mallozzi (also filed as Lou Mallozzi) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Liz Pensel | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark Daiz | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Vida | Managing Dir. | since 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Vida | Managing Dir. | 40 | $50k | ||
| Darin Walsh | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Alpert | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Liz Pensel | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carrie Cooper | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Drew Roulo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lou Mallozzi | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Quiles | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Daiz | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Experimental Sound Studio
- EIN
- 363482714
- Address
- 5295 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Ess is a non-profit, artist-run organization focused on sound in all its exploratory cultural manifestations, including music, sound art,installation, cinema, performing arts, sound poetry, broadcast, new media, and more. It is our mission to serve the artists engaged in these disciplines, the audiences who listen to them, and the public who may as yet be unaware of sound's many creative... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A6FZ 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
- 1986
- Principal officer
- Carrie Cooper (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1987
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCarrie Cooper
≥8years on the filingsDarin Walsh
≥8years on the filingsDrew Roulo
≥8years on the filingsKim Alpert
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
- $969k
- Total liabilities
- $11k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $958k
- Contributions and grants received
- $796k
- Program service revenue
- $111k
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 8