Walker West Music Academy
Walker West Music Academy creates a music learning community rooted in the african-American cultural experience, where people of all ages and backgrounds can gather, explore, and grow through music, by providing lessons on various instruments.
Walker West Music Academy at a glance
- Total assets
- $14,523,956
- +101.2% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $10,445,721
- +37.4% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $125,262
- +186.5% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $3,030,802
- +32.2% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Walker West Music Academy funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $16K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Hard Bop Collective Saint Paul, MN | Fiscal Sponsor | $16,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,523,956 | $10,445,721 | $3,030,802 | — | — | $125,262 |
| 2023 | $7,219,783 | $7,603,766 | $2,293,380 | — | — | $43,729 |
| 2022 | $1,829,522 | $1,819,821 | $1,619,609 | — | — | $310 |
| 2021 | $1,276,732 | $1,732,905 | $1,271,936 | $16,000 | 1 | $13 |
| 2020 | $863,203 | $1,063,625 | $951,982 | — | — | $10 |
About Walker West Music Academy
Based on IRS filings
Walker West Music Academy is a public charity, based in Saint Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $14.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $125K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Walker West Music Academy is led by Braxton Haulcy, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 21 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Braxton Haulcy
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$83K (2020) → $146K (2024)
Cherise Ayers
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Mohr
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Little Butler
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christy Bartlett
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Kay Boyd
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russel Knighton
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Walker
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Walker
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Olson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Bennett
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Sloan
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Artika Tyner
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Kellar-Long
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Octavia Webber
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Stevens
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tene James
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grant West
Co-Founder
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$13K (2020) → $0 (2024)
Eric Clark
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reverend Carl Walker
Co-Founder
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Finzell
Secretary
Chair Person of Building Committee → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Barbara Doyle (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Jeff Bailey (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Bolkum (2022–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Lawrence Waddell (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Margaret Peg Marrinan (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sharon Garth (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Amy Huerta (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: David Edgerton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Mary Bolkcom (2020–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Tim Nelson (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Aaron Benner (2021) — Director
- Former: Adrian Davis (2021) — Director
- Former: Ivory Rudd (2021) — Director
- Former: Maia Maiden (2021) — Director
- Former: Natalie Kennedy (2021) — Director
- Former: Tonya Gregory (2021) — Director
- Former: Anthony Cox (2020) — Director
- Former: Jeannine Kessler (2020) — Director
- Former: Maya Beecham (2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Maya Buckner Marchelle (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $146K, to Braxton Haulcy (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Walker West Music Academy
How large is Walker West Music Academy?
Walker West Music Academy reported $14.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.4M.
Where does Walker West Music Academy operate?
Walker West Music Academy has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Walker West Music Academy's EIN?
Walker West Music Academy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1678368. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 15, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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