Mastervoices INC FY2024 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 13-1606158Revenue $1.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSmastervoices.org57 West 57th St, 10019-2802 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jun 1946Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mastervoices is a chorus that seeks to connect and inspire through musical storytelling.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$296K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$296K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$180K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$492K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$492K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$381K
FY2021$419K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$448K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$403K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 1946.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.3M Management & general 14% · $256K Fundraising 11% · $191K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $296K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$176,257Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$119,770Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Theodore E Sperling’s $178K as Artistic Director is at the 77th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Theodore E Sperling$178,162$176,257$177,415$160,645$144,379$144,928
Jennifer Collins$121,331$119,770$123,778$124,766$115,849$119,849

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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FY24 marked our 81ST season, and our 10TH under artistic director ted sperling. We presented three full-scale programs across six performances, which played to 81% capacity and served over 5,640 audience members, 135 chorus members, and 170 professional artists.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$444K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$256K
Fundraisingcol D$191K
Owns and owesPt X
$492K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$347K
Total assetsLn 16$671K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$452K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$444K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78K
SavingsLn 2$270K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$347K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$65K
Total assetsLn 16$671K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
Net assetsLn 32$492K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 6136
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K$347K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$673K$671K
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K$180K
Net assetsLn 32$448K$492K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$349K$201K$91K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$241K$136K$65K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$29K$16K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$23K$11K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$91K$50K$41K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$58K$58K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$21K$10K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$28K$13K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$564$357
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$535K$535K
All other expensesLn 24e$252K$233K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.3M$256K$191K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.7M−$89K$403K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.8M$1.8M$44K$492K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.6M−$48K$448K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.7M$77K$496K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$45K$419K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M$65K$381K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,818,748 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,314,955$1,441,735
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $296,424$443,908
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$46,129−$66,895
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,565,250$1,818,748
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 $678,389$688,097
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $934,997$1,086,495
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,613,386$1,774,592
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,136$44,156
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,818,748 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$452,170
VIII-1e Government grants$40,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$949,565
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,441,735
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $443,908$443,908
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$83,243−$83,243
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $16,348$16,348
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $443,908 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$66,895$1,818,748
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,774,592 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $200,706 · Management $91,380 · Fundraising $56,999$349,085
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $135,958 · Management $65,156 · Fundraising $40,075$241,189
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,094 · Management $15,982 · Fundraising $12,139$57,215
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,939 · Management $10,820 · Fundraising $6,849$40,608
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,416$48,416
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,000 · Fundraising $41,152$91,152
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $58,028$58,028
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,207 · Management $10,003 · Fundraising $6,332$37,542
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,310 · Management $13,353 · Fundraising $8,453$50,116
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,197 · Management $564 · Fundraising $357$2,118
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,579$12,579
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $534,791$534,791
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $233,103 · Fundraising $18,650$251,753
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,327,912 · Management $255,674 · Fundraising $191,006$1,774,592
Part X · Balance sheet $671,268 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,864$77,603
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $248,966$269,832
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $187,018$254,025
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $140,470$2,011
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,495$2,377
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,917$65,420
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $672,730$671,268
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $68,668$105,277
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $156,497$16,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$57,520
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $225,165$179,547
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $400,247$319,316
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $47,318$172,405
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $447,565$491,721
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $672,730$671,268
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $491,721 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,818,748
XI-2 Total expenses$1,774,592
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,156
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$447,565
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$491,721

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