Houston, TX

MUSIC IN CONTEXT

EIN 76-0444488

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

To present historically informed chamber-music performances—from core repertoire to rarely heard works—on period and historical instruments, enriching Houston’s cultural life and educating audiences through carefully curated live concert seasons.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About MUSIC IN CONTEXT

Music in Context is a Houston-based, donor-facing 501(c)(3) chamber-music organization (EIN 76-0444488) that has presented concerts since the mid-1990s and is tax-exempt since 1994. The ensemble specializes in historically informed performances on period and historical instruments and programs both familiar masterworks and lesser-heard repertoire. The organization continues to present full seasonal series (including its 29th season, 2024–25) at Duncan Recital Hall, Alice Pratt Brown Hall, Rice University, engaging nationally and internationally recognized chamber musicians and using original-period pianos and string instruments. Recent programming (2022–2025) includes single-composer programs, major piano cycles, and chamber masterworks performed on authentic instruments. Across three decades Music in Context has produced roughly 200 concerts and an extensive survey of core chamber repertoire while maintaining steady donor support and operational continuity through the COVID-19 disruption; recent publicly filed Form 990/EZ returns show annual revenues generally in the roughly $100k range in the 2022–2025 period.

Notable achievements

Three decades of continuous seasons

Completed more than 29 seasons and produced approximately 200 concerts over 30 years, sustaining a consistent presence in Houston’s classical-music scene.

Historically informed performance focus

Established a distinctive programmatic identity by presenting core and rare chamber works on period and historical instruments (examples in the ensemble’s inventory include Graf, Rosenberger, Bösendorfer, and Blüthner pianos).

Resilience and steady financial support

Maintained operations and annual concert seasons through the pandemic years with donor and foundation support, reporting stable annual revenues in recent Form 990/EZ filings (2022–2025).

At a glance

Total assets: $246K
Annual revenue: $100K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 76-0444488
Location: Houston, TX
Website: www.musicincontext.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Regular underwriting and major support from prominent Houston arts funders, including The Brown Foundation, The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, and The Wortham Foundation.

Positive local press coverage and audience recognition; the organization’s concerts have been described by the Houston Chronicle as “music-making at its most captivating.”

Publicly documented as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (EIN 76-0444488) with recent Form 990/EZ filings available through public nonprofit data services.

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