Musicares Foundation Inc
Musicares helps the humans behind the music because music gives so much to the world. Musicares provides a safety net of critical health and welfare services to the music community in three key areas:mental health & addiction recovery: support, referrals, and emergency financial assistance for counseling, psychiatric care, inpatient treatment, coaching, intensive outpatient care, sober living, and more.health services: financial assistance during medical crises and preventive services such as dental and medical screenings, hearing clinics, vocal health workshops, and assistance obtaining low-cost health insurance.human services: support for basic living expenses like rent, utilities, car payments and insurance premiums in times of hardship, plus programs addressing affordable housing, career development, legal issues, and senior services.
Musicares Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Musicares Foundation Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,180
- -82.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $17,180
- Median grant
- $17,180
- Total assets
- $38,379,586
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Musicares Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Grammy Museum Foundation Inc ($17K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2023) to $100K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $17K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Museum Foundation Inc Los Angeles, CA | Charitable contribution portion of hall of fame gala purchase | $17,180 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $38,379,586 | $28,826,852 | $25,153,843 | $17,180 | 1 | $1,761,943 |
| 2024 | $33,769,868 | $14,035,971 | $11,817,091 | $100,330 | Total only | $1,465,239 |
| 2023 | $30,052,960 | $15,259,540 | $12,751,561 | $9,275 | 1 | $429,703 |
| 2022 | $27,300,020 | $12,363,939 | $11,766,269 | $44,159 | Total only | $1,873,488 |
| 2021 | $30,948,923 | $14,053,875 | $15,353,857 | $78,826 | Total only | $1,436,619 |
| 2020 | $28,828,154 | $32,357,649 | $26,860,161 | $68,975 | Total only | $177,007 |
| 2019 | $23,744,524 | $9,023,146 | $9,579,995 | $12,204 | 1 | $1,372,385 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Musicares Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Musicares Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Santa Monica, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $38.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $17K. Net investment income was $1.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Musicares Foundation Inc is led by Harvey Mason Jr., CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Harvey Mason Jr.
CEO
Director → Director, Interim President & CEO, 2020
Director, Interim President & CEO → CEO, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Segura
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$160K (2021) → $382K (2025)
Theresa Wolters
Vice President & Executive Director
Vice President → Vice President & Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$206K (2024) → $213K (2025)
Steve Boom
Chair
Director → Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsey Burris
Senior Managing Director
Managing Director → Senior Managing Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$158K (2022) → $164K (2025)
Jennifer Leff
Managing Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$130K (2023) → $144K (2025)
Ryan Donahue
Senior Managing Director
Managing Director → Senior Managing Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$159K (2023) → $177K (2025)
Virginia Faddy
Managing Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$128K (2023) → $159K (2025)
Wynnie Wynn
Managing Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$137K (2025)
Ali Harnell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carianne Marshall
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Albert
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Jones
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Light
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Hrivnak
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Caseine
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rita Wilson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phylicia Fant
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pj Morton
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manuel Abud
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Hurt
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chelsea Green
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Coran Capshaw
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Irving Azoff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marty Hom
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ambrosia Healy
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Harleston
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Michael McDonald (2019–2024) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Ben Haggerty (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Lalah Hathaway (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Tuma Basa (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Edwynna Wynn (2019–2023) — Senior Director
- Former: Debbie Carroll (2019–2022) — Vice President, Health & Human Services
- Former: Harold Owens (2019–2022) — Senior Director
- Former: Judy Wong (2019–2022) — Former Vice President & Finance
- Former: Erica Krusen (2020–2022) — Managing Director
- Former: Gabriel Abaroa (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jigar Thakarar (2022) — Managing Director
- Former: Andie Simon (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James Higa (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jody Gerson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kirdis Postelle (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mike Knobloch (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Deborah Szulansky (2020) — President & CEO
- Former: Alexandra Patsavas (2019) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Dana Tomarken (2019) — Vice President, Fundraising & Events
- Former: John Poppo To (2019) — Director
- Former: Neil Portnow To (2019) — President & CEO
- Former: Scott Powell (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $382K, to Laura Segura (Executive Director (To 5/25)). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Musicares Foundation Inc
How much does Musicares Foundation Inc give each year?
Musicares Foundation Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $100K in grants paid.
How large is Musicares Foundation Inc?
Musicares Foundation Inc reported $38.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $28.8M.
What is Musicares Foundation Inc?
Musicares Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Santa Monica, CA. It holds $38.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Musicares Foundation Inc operate?
Musicares Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, New York, Washington.
What is Musicares Foundation Inc's EIN?
Musicares Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4470909. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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