School of American Music
Donations deductibleSchool of American Music's network
13 peoplei13 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.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.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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Anderson | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| D Garth Taylor (also filed as David G Taylor) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dave Grosse | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Denise Vandenbussche | Director/Teacher | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Diane Ruzevich | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Hank Binswanger | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John Balich | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Marco Chavarry | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mary Wilson | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Patricia Putnam (also filed as Pat Putnam) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Thomas Flint (also filed as Tom Flint) | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tom Parisi | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| William Korbel | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Edinger Smith | Executive Director | 40 | $35k | ||
| Tom Flint | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Korbel | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alyce Carter | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arthur Anderson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Balich | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Bell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Devon Bergman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beth Bradfish | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sharon Eggleston | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Colleen Newquist | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patricia Putnam | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diane Ruzevich | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lowell Weiner | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- School of American Music
- EIN
- 455027554
- Address
- 14 Maple St, Three Oaks, MI, 49128-1131
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- To provide education, performance, and audience opportunities in music and the related arts in southwest michigan (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
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Tom Flint (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsArthur Anderson
≥6years on the filingsD Garth Taylor
≥6years on the filingsJohn Balich
≥6years on the filingsMarco Chavarry
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
- $1.1m
- Total liabilities
- $25
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $170k
- Program service revenue
- $67k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $15k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 25