MUSIC FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC
EIN 27-0865321 · Singing & Choral Groups (A6B)
What they do
In Fall 2020, We Created A New Grant-making Program, The "Partner-In-Spirit" Grants to Support Individual Musicians, Arts Professionals and Arts Institutions Who Have Been Hard Hit By The COVID-19 Pandemic In Local Communities In New York and New Jersey. In 2022, We Continued This Grant Making Program With One Additional Grant to MOSSO -Musicians of The Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Springfield MA Who Were In Dire Financial Need for The Continuation of Their Musical Programs. We Have Continued Planning New Programs to Provide An Instrumental Music Education Program for Underserved Children and Youth In New Jersey. In 2023 and 2024 No New Grants Were Disbursed. We Anticipate Continuing to Make Grants In The Future. In 2023, We Laid The Groundwork for A Music Education Program for These Children and Youth In New Jersey and The Region. We Secured Some Instruments and Teachers for This Program In Calendar Year 2024. We Have Also Begun Planning A Return to Our Large- Scale Humanitarian Co
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (9)
A BOWIE SNODGRASSSECRETARY
ALAN STEPANSKYDIRECTOR
CRAIG MUMMDIRECTOR
LEONARD HINDELLDIRECTOR
LIANNA PORTNOYDIRECTOR
LOUISE SCHULMANDIRECTOR
MARK KUSSDIRECTOR, TREASURER, AND INTERIM CHAIRMAN
PALLIATH GEORGE MATHEWARTISTIC DIRECTOR
PETER LLOYDDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2010
- Location
- PO BOX 20574, NEW YORK, NY 10011-0011
- County
- New York
- In care of
- % PALLIATH GEORGE MATHEW
- Primary officer
- Palliath George Mathew, Artistic Director
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Singing & Choral Groups (A6B)
- IRS tax category
- Singing & Choral Groups