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US nonprofit · EIN 953178125 · Laguna Beach, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 953178125) - 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 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

The Suzuki Music Asso of Calif's network

11 people2 organisationsi11 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (2) 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Barbie WongDirector2019
7 yrs
Caroline SalisburyDirector2019
7 yrs
Catherine CroisetteVice Preside2022
4 yrs
Celia VollovPresident2019
7 yrs
Christine LeonardichOperations M2023
3 yrs
George AndersonDirector2019
7 yrs
Linda NakagawaDirector2019
7 yrs
Linda PiattDirector2022
4 yrs
Melody SchwartzCompany secretary2020
6 yrs
Ronel WishnuffTreasurer2019
7 yrs
Suzanne LambertDirector2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Barbie WongPresident5$0
Chloe RossVice President5$0
Rebecca BoblakSecretary5$0
Melody SchwarzSecretary5$0
Catherine CroisetteVP/Treasurer5$0
Linda PiattVice President5$0
Suzanne LambertDirector5$0
Celia VolovPresident5$0
Ronl WishnuffTreasurer5$0
Kathleen Gallegher-McLellanVice President5$0
Carolyn ShannonMembership Dir.5$0
Nora GraftonDirector5$0
Linda CarrierDirector5$0
Julia GustafsonDirector5$0
Caroline SalisburyDirector5$0
Kelly ChristDirector5$0
Robin JohnsonDirector5$0
Jennifer VisickDirector5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
The Suzuki Music Asso of Calif
EIN
953178125
Address
1968 S Coast Hwy Ste 858, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651-3681
State
California
Mission
Promote Dr. Suzuki's teachings through music lessons, graduations, institutes, workshops, and a variety of teacher and student events. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A250 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
1977
Principal officer
Linda Piatt (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 1978
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsBarbie Wong
≥7years on the filingsCaroline Salisbury
≥7years on the filingsCelia Vollov
≥7years on the filingsGeorge Anderson

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
$292k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$292k
Contributions and grants received
$17k
Program service revenue
$341k
Employees
0
Volunteers
13