Provide community concerts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
$50K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $463K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$418K
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$311K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$520K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$418K
FY2025▲ +52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$225K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$418K
Expenses
$311K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$324K
FY2024$281K
FY2025$311K
Net assets
$520K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$444K
FY2021$495K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$419K
FY2024$413K
FY2025$520K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1960.

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% · $233K Management & general 20% · $62K Fundraising 5% · $16K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lauren Anderson—$62,496$57,500$54,996$52,992$52,476
Michael Bolton$50,000—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides community concerts and choral music to underprivileged people in the Philadelphia area.

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1 program · $233K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization provides concerts and choral music to underprivileged people in the philadelphia area.

$233Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$418K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$311K
Ln 25
Programscol B$233K
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$520K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$311K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$418K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$463K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Other assetsLn 15$27K
Total assetsLn 16$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$520K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$334K$463K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Total assetsLn 16$455K$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$413K$520K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$36K$10K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$102K$73K$20K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$2K$965
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$51K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$11K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$28K$8K$875
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$311K$233K$62K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $418K$311K$108K$520K 990 PDF
FY2024 $275K$281K−$6K$413K 990 PDF
FY2023 $320K$324K−$4K$419K 990 PDF
FY2022 $244K$270K−$26K$423K 990 PDF
FY2021 $225K$189K$37K$495K 990 PDF
FY2020 $339K$233K$106K$444K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $418,464 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $185,251$310,628
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $62,873$74,731
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,595$21,096
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,823$12,009
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $274,542$418,464
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $148,650$163,677
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $131,952$147,238
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $280,602$310,915
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,060$107,549
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $418,464 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$308,628
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$310,628
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $74,731$74,731
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,096$21,096
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$10,889
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,120$1,120
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,851 · Excluded from tax $21,096$418,464
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $310,915 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,999 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $4,001$50,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,167 · Management $20,324 · Fundraising $8,129$101,620
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,681 · Management $2,411 · Fundraising $965$12,057
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,863$50,863
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,499$12,499
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,574 · Management $5,589$9,163
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,863 · Management $3,621$14,484
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,568 · Management $2,190$8,758
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,747 · Management $7,904 · Fundraising $875$36,526
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,211 · Fundraising $1,734$4,945
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,172 · Management $62,039 · Fundraising $15,704$310,915
Part X · Balance sheet $548,555 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,283$9,706
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $250$21,931
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$26,794
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $334,125$462,997
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $39,690$27,127
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $455,029$548,555
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,816$1,356
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $39,340$26,777
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,156$28,133
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $412,873$520,422
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $412,873$520,422
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $455,029$548,555
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $520,422 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$418,464
XI-2 Total expenses$310,915
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,549
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$412,873
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$520,422

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