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Sing for Hope INC FY2020 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2006Arts & Culture EIN 01-0856384Revenue $931K in FY2020

On file with the IRSsingforhope.org99 Wall Street 1812, 10005-4301 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jun 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Sing for Hope harnesses the power of the arts to create a better world. Our creative programs bring Hope, healing, and connection to millions of people in hospitals, schools, care facilities, and public spaces worldwide. A non-profit organization founded in new york city in response to the events of 9/11, Sing for Hope partners with hundreds of community-based organizations, mobilizes thousands of artists in creative service, and produces artist-created Sing for Hope pianos across the united states and around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$256K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$256K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$261K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$931K
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$931K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$931K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.7M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$3.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.3M Management & general 17% · $300K Fundraising 6% · $111K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

27 people listed on the 990; $256K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Richard Robertson
Chief Operating Officer
$93,487Pt VII · Sec A
Monica Yunus
Co-Founding Director
$91,125Pt VII · Sec A
Camille Zamora
Co-Founding Director
$71,432Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Monica Yunus’s $151K as Co-Founding Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Monica Yunus$150,894$147,801$113,664$98,550$89,493$91,125
Camille Zamora$102,985$137,850$113,664$78,859$70,469$71,432
Richard Robertson$136,530$131,300$122,427$113,420$93,189$93,487

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Brings hope and healing through arts programs in hospitals, schools, and communities worldwide.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The sing for hope pianos (SFH pianos) program is the organization's flagship community arts program initiative, bringing artist-designed pianos to public spaces for anyone and everyone to enjoy.

$521Kprogram expense
02

SFH'S healing arts program offers research-based creative performances, workshops, and curated cultural experiences that promote wellness, connection, and respite in hospitals, long-term care facilities, hospices, and treatment centers.

$324Kprogram expense
03

SFH'S education program offers arts workshops and standards-based curricula that inspire civic action and uplift youth, educators, and local communities. In FY2019-2020, in partnership with the department of education, the 50 SFH pianos from summer 2019 were delivered to permanent homes in public schools across nyc's 5 boroughs to start…

$286Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Howard and Sarah D Solomon FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2023–2023
Amani Public Charter SchoolNY · FY2023$14,552

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$931K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$944K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$300K
Fundraisingcol D$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$261K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$944K
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$262K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Total revenueLn 12$931K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$312K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$168K
Other assetsLn 15$49K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$261K
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5151
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$339K$376K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$96K$168K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$261K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$320K$208K$80K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$636K$536K$53K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$56K$266
Payroll taxesLn 10$77K$63K$8K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$5K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$277K$192K$81K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$76K$64K$11K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$124K$108K$14K$2K
TravelLn 17$66K$64K$2K$279
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$13K$2K$300
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$36K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.3M$300K$111K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.1M$3.7M−$1.6M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$3.3M−$1.8M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.8M−$102K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.6M$2.1M$4.6M$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$2.1M−$189K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $931K$1.8M−$826K$2.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $930,676 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,041,676$944,418
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$69,603
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$55,760−$83,345
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,985,916$930,676
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,072,808$1,089,377
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $866,766$667,648
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,939,574$1,757,025
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,046,342−$826,349
Part VI · Governance 24 of 26 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $930,676 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$261,899
VIII-1e Government grants$50,246
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$632,273
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$944,418
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $69,603$69,603
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$94,911−$94,911
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $11,566$11,566
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $69,603 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$83,345$930,676
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,757,025 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $208,321 · Management $79,728 · Fundraising $32,039$320,088
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $536,281 · Management $52,933 · Fundraising $46,769$635,983
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,243 · Management $266$56,509
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,016 · Management $7,600 · Fundraising $6,181$76,797
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,144 · Management $41,951$47,095
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $191,878 · Management $81,143 · Fundraising $3,523$276,544
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $63,714 · Management $11,162 · Fundraising $1,444$76,320
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $107,598 · Management $14,425 · Fundraising $2,219$124,242
IX-17 TravelPrograms $64,295 · Management $1,816 · Fundraising $279$66,390
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,006$7,006
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,730 · Management $1,947 · Fundraising $300$14,977
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,451 · Fundraising $18,623$55,074
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,345,671 · Management $299,977 · Fundraising $111,377$1,757,025
Part X · Balance sheet $2,997,293 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $291,853$64,061
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $46,933$312,030
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,069,977$2,394,852
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $49,142$10,072
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $95,587$167,526
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $48,703$48,752
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,602,195$2,997,293
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,176$27,328
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$233,795
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,676$261,123
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $144,848$45,036
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,417,671$2,691,134
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,562,519$2,736,170
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,602,195$2,997,293
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,736,170 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$930,676
XI-2 Total expenses$1,757,025
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$826,349
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,562,519
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,736,170

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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