BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ARCHIVES AND CENTER FOR AMERICAN MUSIC CORPORATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ARCHIVES AND CENTER FOR AMERICAN MUSIC CORPORATION

EIN 82-5325604 · Single Organization Support (A11)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ARCHIVES and CENTER for AMERICAN MUSIC CORPORATION (THE "CENTER") WAS ORGANIZED ON NOVEMBER 27, 2017, and SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY for CHARITABLE and EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES to SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES of MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY (THE "UNIVERSITY"), AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT is TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) of THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE of 1986. THE CENTER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE for ARCHIVING to PRESERVE and PROMOTE THE LEGACY of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and HIS ROLE IN THE HISTORY of AMERICAN MUSIC AS WELL AS OTHER FIGURES RELATING to AMERICAN MUSIC THE AFFILIATE MAY HEREAFTER ACQUIRE or GAIN ACCESS TO. THE CENTER WILL SEEK to CREATE ACADEMIC, PERFORMANCE and EXHIBIT SPACES, ENABLING THE CENTER to BECOME A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARLY RESOURCE for ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS and MUSIC HISTORIANS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $58.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders19 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

32.19%of revenue went to mission work58.2% of expenses · Program services

14.90%of revenue went to fundraising27.0% of expenses

$55.28spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.19%of revenue went to management and office costs14.8% of expenses

$6.21in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

89.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$4,609,399

Mission workProgram services$1,483,57632.19% of revenue58.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$377,3978.19% of revenue14.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$686,88514.90% of revenue27.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,061,54144.72% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,547,85855.28% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 58.2% mission · 14.8% management · 27.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.28% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 53.0% mission · 17.3% management · 29.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.74% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 36.8% mission · 22.6% management · 40.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 38.78% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 29.0% mission · 23.2% management · 47.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 8.56% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 17.5% mission · 29.4% management · 53.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 3.18% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 68.3% mission · 13.1% management · 18.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 29.06% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 100.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 0.30% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,609,399

Expenses$2,547,858

Annual surplus $2,061,541 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,483,576 · 58.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$377,397 · 14.8% of expenses

Fundraising$686,885 · 27.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,609,399

Expenses$2,547,858

Assets$15,824,457

Income$4,861,252

Contributions$4,128,435

Mission work (program services)$1,483,576

Fundraising$686,885

Grants given$966,070

Average grant$193,214

Management and general$377,397

Accounting fees$40,575

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ROBERT SANTELLIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 55 hrs/week $287,324Base $285,862 · Other $1,462

PATRICK F LEAHY - CHAIRPERSONDIRECTOR-BSACAM; PRESIDENT-MU · 7 hrs/week $212,454Base · Other $212,454

EILEEN S CHAPMANDIRECTOR OF BSACAM · 40 hrs/week $181,268Base $137,475 · Other $43,793

MELISSA ZIOBRODIRECTOR OF CURATORIAL AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $145,743Base $101,760 · Other $43,983

CHARLENE K DIANASECRETARY-BSACAM; VP/GEN. COUNSEL-MU · 5 hrs/week $60,221Base · Other $60,221

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (19)

ROBERT SANTELLIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PATRICK F LEAHY - CHAIRPERSONDIRECTOR-BSACAM; PRESIDENT-MU

EILEEN S CHAPMANDIRECTOR OF BSACAM

MELISSA ZIOBRODIRECTOR OF CURATORIAL AFFAIRS

CHARLENE K DIANASECRETARY-BSACAM; VP/GEN. COUNSEL-MU

JEANA PISCATELLIDIRECTOR

NWAKA ONWUSADIRECTOR

MICHAEL A PLODWICKDIRECTOR

MARILYN LAVERTYDIRECTOR

LISA MCKEANDIRECTOR

LESLIE N HITCHNERDIRECTOR

JON LANDAUVICE CHAIRPERSON/DIRECTOR

ANN UNTERBERGDIRECTOR

HENRY D MERCER IIIASST. TREASURER/DIRECTOR

GREY J DIMENNADIRECTOR

ELLIOTT GROFFMANDIRECTOR

DON FRIEDMANDIRECTOR

BRIAN SAMELSONDIRECTOR

BARRY ROSENSTEINTREASURER/DIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2018
Location: 400 CEDAR AVE, W LONG BRANCH, NJ 07764-1804
County: Monmouth
In care of: % MARY BYRNE
Primary officer: PATRICK F LEAHY, CHAIRPERSON/DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(732) 571-3407

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Single Organization Support (A11)
IRS tax category: Single Organization Support
Grant-giving organization: Yes