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Manchester Community Music School

Manchester, New Hampshire · EIN 02-0376586 · tax-exempt since 1984

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 69.6 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended August 2025.

Graded against 55,301 unclassified nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.36.6 months43
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.76
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.68% from one source42
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.74.1%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.6.3%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.08not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Aug 2025Form 990$2.80M$1.36M$1.44M$4.14M36.678B
Aug 2024Form 990$2.71M$1.24M$1.47M$2.60M25.263C
Aug 2023Form 990$1.10M$1.14M−$44K$1.16M12.270B
Aug 2022Form 990$1.58M$1.07M$506K$1.19M13.470B
Aug 2021Form 990$1.14M$986K$153K$704K8.669A
Aug 2020Form 990$1.03M$965K$67K$543K6.879A
Aug 2019Form 990$1.09M$981K$114K$467K5.783A
Aug 2018Form 990$1.03M$988K$42K$353K4.364A
Aug 2017Form 990$1.06M$973K$84K$308K3.858A
Aug 2016Form 990$994K$990K$4,209$225K2.763A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation: