Tempesta Di Mare INC

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 23-3013869Revenue $944K in FY2025

On file with the IRStempestadimare.org1034 Carpenter St, 19147-3704 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Jun 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Tempesta Di Mare is a self-led baroque orchestra and chamber ensemble with a mission to inspire and enlighten through concerts, recordings and broadcasts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 32 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
Download 990
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $74K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $483K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$944K
+138% vs prior year
Spent
$421K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$782K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$944K
FY2025▲ +138%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$423K
FY2021$448K
FY2022$610K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$397K
FY2025$944K
Expenses
$421K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$418K
FY2022$624K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$413K
FY2025$421K
Net assets
$782K
FY2025▲ +205%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$286K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$257K
FY2025$782K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 2001.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $361K Management & general 8% · $32K Fundraising 7% · $28K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $158K 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
Board Member
$55,139Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$52,408Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$50,427Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Stone’s $55K as Board Member is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M 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
Ulrike Shapiro$50,427$80,974$78,054$73,686$75,032$70,276
Richard Stone$55,139$53,942$49,279——$50,944
Gwyn Roberts$52,408$53,392$47,979——$48,564

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

Inspires and enlightens through baroque concerts, recordings, and broadcasts.

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3 programs · $361K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

TDM is the only permanent rostered baroque orchestra in pennsylvania. Each of our annual five home concerts is curated around unifired programatic ideas. Recent programs focused on music written for and preformed by the all-woman artists at baroque venices orphanages, and explored musicans who traveled to foreign countries where they…

$307Kprogram expense
02

Tours

Tempesta di mare has toured across the us and on five european tours. Notable appearances have included the gottingen handel festival (germany), the international telemann festival (magdeburg, germany), the prague spring festival (czech republic), a performance at the berlin philharmonic hall, and return performances at the international…

$41Kprogram expense
03

Recordings and Broadcasts

In a marketplace dominated by european ensembles, tempesta is the only american baroque music group to record for the prestigious british label chandos, with whom we have had and exclusive recording contract since 2004. Our current catalogue includes twelve critically acclaimed CDS, which are sold and broadcast around teh world.

$12Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2024–2024
Duo SilvioFY2024$7,848

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$944K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$796K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$421K
Ln 25
Programscol B$361K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$782K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$805K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$796K
Government grantsLn 1e$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$944K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
Other assetsLn 15$423K
Total assetsLn 16$805K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$782K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 632
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K$70K
Total assetsLn 16$268K$805K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$257K$782K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$178K$152K$4K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$0$6K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$13K$281$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$17K$617$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K$25$127
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$433
OccupancyLn 16$7K$0$7K$0
TravelLn 17$206$206$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$506$2K$94
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$33K$254$651
All other expensesLn 24e$123K$113K$10K$133
Total functional expensesLn 25$421K$361K$32K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $944K$421K$523K$782K 990 PDF
FY2024 $397K$413K−$15K$257K 990 PDF
FY2023 $530K$555K−$25K$260K 990 PDF
FY2022 $610K$624K−$14K$281K 990 PDF
FY2021 $448K$418K$30K$316K 990 PDF
FY2020 $423K$475K−$52K$286K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $944,053 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $296,472$796,088
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $87,335$120,013
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,273$15,860
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,152$12,092
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $397,232$944,053
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $208,400$198,909
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $204,195$222,172
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $412,595$421,081
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,363$522,972
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $944,053 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$41,119
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$754,969
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$796,088
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$120,013
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$15,860
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $12,092 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12,092
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $147,965 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$944,053
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $421,081 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $151,764 · Management $4,306 · Fundraising $22,142$178,212
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $6,459 · Fundraising $0$6,459
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,512 · Management $281 · Fundraising $1,445$14,238
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,032 · Management $617 · Fundraising $3,176$20,825
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,688 · Management $25 · Fundraising $127$18,840
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,003 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,003
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,011 · Fundraising $433$1,444
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $6,996 · Fundraising $0$6,996
IX-17 TravelPrograms $206 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$206
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $506 · Management $2,473 · Fundraising $94$3,073
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,994 · Management $254 · Fundraising $651$33,899
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $112,855 · Management $9,898 · Fundraising $133$122,886
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $360,560 · Management $32,320 · Fundraising $28,201$421,081
Part X · Balance sheet $804,737 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $103,987$70,066
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,379$285,293
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,398$5,548
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,310$20,452
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $141,238$423,378
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $268,312$804,737
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,341$6,119
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,441$16,510
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,782$22,629
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $70,459$130,464
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $186,071$651,644
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $256,530$782,108
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $268,312$804,737
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $782,108 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$944,053
XI-2 Total expenses$421,081
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$522,972
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$256,530
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,606
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$782,108

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