Fifth House Ensemble FY2020 filing

IRS exemption revoked

Chicago, ILUnknown exempt organizationEIN 20-2307216

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Performance of classical chamber music

78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $136K a year · 22% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$572K
Spent
$566K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$255K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$572K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$572K
FY2021$682K
Expenses
$566K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$415K
Net assets
$255K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$255K
FY2021$522K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on January 15, 2025
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Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $441K Management & general 19% · $106K Fundraising 3% · $19K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $35K 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
Executive Dir.
$35,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Alexandra Olsavsky$38,958—
Melissa Ngan$16,288$35,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents live classical chamber music performances for audiences.

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3 programs · $373K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Public Performances

Chamber music performances and higher education residency programs.

$151Kprogram expense
02

Subscription Series

New performances projects developed, self-presented ,and premiered in Chicago. Includes collaborations with diverse arts and non-arts partners.

$148Kprogram expense
03

Education

Performances and residencies in public schools and in social service settings, serving K-12 students sand youth/adults transitioning from homlessness or incarceration.

$74Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$572K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$566K
Ln 25
Programscol B$441K
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$255K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$550
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$572K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$183K
SavingsLn 2$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$260K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$255K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 626
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$148K$260K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$257K$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$249K$255K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$38K$29K$6K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$68K$25K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$106K$90K$11K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$938
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$12K$12K$436
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$274K$225K$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$970
Total functional expensesLn 25$566K$441K$106K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest $682K$415K$267K$522K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $572K$566K$6K$255K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $571,705 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $365 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$12,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$296,243
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$550
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$308,243
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $262,419$262,419
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28$28
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $650$650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $263,434 · Excluded from tax $28$571,705
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $565,902 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,880 · Management $6,080 · Fundraising $3,040$38,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,859 · Management $25,444 · Fundraising $10,213$103,516
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $6,890$6,890
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,273 · Management $2,441 · Fundraising $1,014$10,728
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,929 · Management $11,097 · Fundraising $4,812$105,838
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,023 · Management $938$1,961
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,596 · Management $1,507$6,103
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,714 · Management $436$12,150
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,344$1,344
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $225,049 · Management $48,830$273,879
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,523 · Management $970$5,493
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $440,846 · Management $105,977 · Fundraising $19,079$565,902
Part X · Balance sheet $304,110 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,232$183,469
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,002$76,130
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,080$31,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $94,650$3,500
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,514$10,011
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $257,478$304,110
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,768$22,895
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$26,702
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,768$49,597
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $149,810$108,513
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $98,900$146,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $248,710$254,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $257,478$304,110
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $254,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$571,705
XI-2 Total expenses$565,902
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,803
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$248,710
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$254,513

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

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