PROPUBLICA Expose Corruption. Defend Truth. Support Investigative Journalism.
DONATE
Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Sol La Music Academy

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Performing Arts Schools (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$475k (2023)

Expenses
$422k (2023)

Total Assets
$335k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$13k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$475,374
Expenses
$422,429
Net Income
$52,945
Net Assets
$321,869
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $253,630
53.4%
Program Services $221,742
46.6%
Investment Income $2
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $98,119
23.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $155,534
36.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $334,889
Total Liabilities $13,020
Net Assets $321,869
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Julie Resh (Executive Dir.) $68,116 $0 $0
Margaret Lysy (Artistic Dir.) $30,003 $0 $0
Banafsheh Bayati (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Antonio Lysy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Newton Howard (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tate Rider (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mario Spanicciati (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Sykes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dean Schramm (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Sean Weber Small (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Paul Cummins (Chair Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
Hans Zimmer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Katharina Leduc (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Stofko (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$348,971
Expenses
$367,107
Net Income
-$18,136
Net Assets
$268,924
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $149,608
42.9%
Program Services $199,363
57.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $77,284
21.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $137,226
37.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $276,848
Total Liabilities $7,924
Net Assets $268,924
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Margaret Lysy (Artistic Dir.) $40,000 $0 $0
Erin Urbina (Operations Mgr.) $31,284 $0 $0
Martha Rider (Director) $6,000 $0 $0
Kim Jones (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Banafsheh Bayati (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Antonio Lysy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Newton Howard (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Frank Heuser (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tate Rider (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mario Spanicciati (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Sykes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dean Schramm (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Weber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sean Weber Small (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Paul Cummins (Chair Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
Hans Zimmer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Katharina Leduc (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Stofko (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$392,702
Expenses
$340,494
Net Income
$52,208
Net Assets
$287,060
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $203,591
51.8%
Program Services $189,111
48.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $59,134
17.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $164,547
48.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $293,826
Total Liabilities $6,766
Net Assets $287,060
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Margaret Lysy (Artistic Dir.) $42,524 $0 $0
Martha Rider (Executive Dir.) $16,610 $0 $0
Kim Jones (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Banafsheh Bayati (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Antonio Lysy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Newton Howard (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Frank Heuser (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tate Rider (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mario Spanicciati (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Sykes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dean Schramm (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Weber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sean Weber Small (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Paul Cummins (Chair Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
Hans Zimmer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Katharina Leduc (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Stofko (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$434,717
Expenses
$398,820
Net Income
$35,897
Net Assets
$234,852
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $186,493
42.9%
Program Services $248,224
57.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $82,279
20.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $82,007
20.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $240,917
Total Liabilities $6,065
Net Assets $234,852
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Martha Rider (Executive Dir.) $42,240 $0 $0
Margaret Lysy (Artistic Dir.) $40,039 $0 $0
Kim Jones (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Banafsheh Bayati (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Antonio Lysy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Newton Howard (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Frank Heuser (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tate Rider (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mario Spanicciati (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Sykes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Juan Viramontes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dean Schramm (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Weber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sean Weber Small (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Paul Cummins (Chair Emeritus) $0 $0 $0
Hans Zimmer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Katharina Leduc (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Stofko (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$502,219
Expenses
$435,251
Net Income
$66,968
Net Assets
$198,955
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $226,395
45.1%
Program Services $275,823
54.9%
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $39,865
9.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $37,659
8.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $249,056
Total Liabilities $50,101
Net Assets $198,955
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Margaret Lysy (Artistic Dir.) $36,665 $0 $0
Martha Rider (Executive Dir.) $3,200 $0 $0
Jessica Liu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Banafsheh Bayati (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Helena Heyman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Newton Howard (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Frank Heuser (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Steven Townsend (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nina Shapiro (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Sykes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Palevsky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dean Schramm (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Tami Zussman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sean Weber Small (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jane Wang Beck (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hans Zimmer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ally Walker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Katharina Leduc (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Stofko (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$521,025
Expenses
$520,990
Net Income
$35
Net Assets
$131,987
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $231,749
44.5%
Program Services $289,269
55.5%
Investment Income $7
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $122,917
23.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $33,787
6.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $136,472
Total Liabilities $4,485
Net Assets $131,987
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Daniel Knowles (Executive Dir.) $86,250 $0 $0
Margaret Lysy (Artistic Dir.) $36,667 $0 $0
Jessica Liu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Banafsheh Bayati (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Helena Heyman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Newton Howard (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Frank Heuser (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Steven Townsend (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nina Shapiro (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Sykes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Palevsky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dean Schramm (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Tami Zussman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sean Weber Small (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jane Wang Beck (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hans Zimmer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ally Walker (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Katharina Leduc (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Stofko (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$444,337
Expenses
$441,664
Net Income
$2,673
Net Assets
$131,952
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $205,888
46.3%
Program Services $236,221
53.2%
Investment Income $8
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,220
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $147,325
33.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $155,331
Total Liabilities $23,379
Net Assets $131,952
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Emily Wolff (Exec Director) $70,000 $0 $0
Margaret Lysy (Artistic Direct) $41,337 $0 $0
Jessica Liu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
David A Feldman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Janis Morse (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Newton Howard (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Frank Heuser (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Steven Townsend (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nina Shapiro (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Sykes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Palevsky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dean Schramm (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Tami Zussman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sean Weber Small (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jane Wang Beck (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hans Zimmer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$464,493
Expenses
$448,829
Net Income
$15,664
Net Assets
$129,279
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $180,032
38.8%
Program Services $284,273
61.2%
Investment Income $11
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $177
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $129,548
28.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $140,633
Total Liabilities $11,354
Net Assets $129,279
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jessica Liu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
David A Feldman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Janis Morse (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Newton Howard (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Frank Heuser (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Steven Townsend (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nina Shapiro (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Sykes (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Palevsky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dean Schramm (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Tami Zussman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sean Weber Small (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jane Wang Beck (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hans Zimmer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Margaret Lysy (Artistic Dir) $0 $0 $0
Emily Wolff (Executive Dir.) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$418,533
Expenses
$409,748
Net Income
$8,785
Net Assets
$113,615
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $150,344
35.9%
Program Services $267,882
64.0%
Investment Income $7
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $300
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $15,415
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $59,378
14.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $145,009
Total Liabilities $31,394
Net Assets $113,615
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Margaret Lysy (Director) $26,250 $0 $0
David A Feldman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Rita Tuzon (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Newton Howard (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Frank Heuser (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Palevsky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dean Schramm (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Weber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sofia Wolpert (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jane Wang Beck (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hans Zimmer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Tenner (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Chan Ho Yun (Artistic Direct) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$559,082
Expenses
$507,690
Net Income
$51,392
Net Assets
$104,830
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $279,158
49.9%
Program Services $279,388
50.0%
Investment Income $11
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $525
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $118,001
23.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $20,009
3.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $147,977
Total Liabilities $43,147
Net Assets $104,830
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Teri Zakzook (Executive Dir.) $74,751 $0 $0
Margaret Lysy (Director) $38,333 $0 $0
David A Feldman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Helms (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
James Newton Howard (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Frank Heuser (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Lucas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Coade Mandell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth H Ondaatje (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Ellen Palevsky (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dean Schramm (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jesse Sisgold (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Weber (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sofia Wolpert (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jane Wang Beck (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Hans Zimmer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Arthur N Greenberg (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sumeet Chugh Md (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Tenner (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$392,315
Expenses
$437,902
Net Income
-$45,587
Net Assets
$53,437
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $209,602
53.4%
Program Services $179,960
45.9%
Investment Income $18
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,735
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $40,000
9.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $84,120
19.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $82,447
Total Liabilities $29,010
Net Assets $53,437

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$263,513
Expenses
$284,501
Net Income
-$20,988
Net Assets
$55,547
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $108,500
41.2%
Program Services $156,648
59.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,635
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $40,000
14.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $55,547
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $55,547

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$236,429
Expenses
$210,084
Net Income
$26,345
Net Assets
$76,535
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $98,952
41.9%
Program Services $118,949
50.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $18,528
7.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $38,462
18.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $32,022
15.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $76,898
Total Liabilities $363
Net Assets $76,535

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »