Chorus Austin INC FY2020 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)EIN 23-7109916Revenue $250K in FY2020

On file with the IRSchorusaustin.org11900 Jollyville Rd, 78720-5001 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Apr 1971Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Through our commitment to excellence, Chorus Austin creates passionate musical experiences that inspire community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K 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
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $137K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$158K
79% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 79% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$250K
Spent
$307K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$42K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$250K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$298K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$399K
Expenses
$307K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$307K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$315K
FY2023$334K
FY2024$301K
Net assets
$42K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$5K
FY2022−$12K
FY2023−$93K
FY2024−$2K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1971.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $202K Management & general 34% · $104K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $26K 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.
$26,100Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Esteban Alvarez$24,000$24,000$24,000$24,000$26,100

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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3 programs · $202K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Chorus Austin ensembles combined to perform the concerts "The Book of Rounds" in October 2019, "On A Winter's Eve" in December 2019, and "Songs of the Earth" in February 2020. The ensembles intended to combine for a further concert in May 2020, but had to be cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

$134Kprogram expense
02

Chorus Austin's Chamber Ensemble (CE) is a 24-voice auditioned chorus. This ensemble participated in three combined concerts with our Symphonic Chorus, and intended to have another concert in April 2020. This concert had to be cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

$46Kprogram expense
03

Chorus Austin's Symphonic Chorus (SC) is a 175-voice auditioned chorus that primarily performs large choral works. In addition to the combined concerts with our Chamber Ensemble, SC performed with the Austin Symphony Orchestra in September 2019 featuring music from Schubert and Durufle, and then again in December to perform Handel's…

$22Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$307K
Ln 25
Programscol B$202K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$42K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K
Total assetsLn 16$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$158K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Government grantsLn 1e$90K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$641
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$254
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$151K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$158K
Net assetsLn 32$42K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6280
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$103K$200K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$158K
Net assetsLn 32$98K$42K
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$26K$26K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19K−$710$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$122K$122K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$26K$7K$600
Office expensesLn 13$23K$12K$11K$100
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$14K$2K$468
TravelLn 17$0
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$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$617$617
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$23K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$676$1K$61
Total functional expensesLn 25$307K$202K$104K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $399K$301K$98K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2023 $254K$334K−$81K−$93K 990 PDF
FY2022 $298K$315K−$16K−$12K 990 PDF
FY2021 $195K$5K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $250K$307K−$57K$42K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $250,178 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $225,994$201,826
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $63,857$45,203
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $581$254
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,805$2,895
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $294,237$250,178
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $30,854$48,599
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $239,402$258,440
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $270,256$307,039
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,981−$56,861
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,178 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,526
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$641
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,826
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $45,203$45,203
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $254$254
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 $645 · Unrelated business $2,250$2,895
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,848 · Unrelated business $2,250 · Excluded from tax $254$250,178
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $307,039 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 staffManagement $26,100$26,100
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms −$710 · Management $19,907$19,197
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,302$3,302
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,285$17,285
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 $122,441$122,441
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,974 · Management $7,216 · Fundraising $600$33,790
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,506 · Management $11,284 · Fundraising $100$22,890
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,370$2,370
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,245 · Management $2,317 · Fundraising $468$17,030
IX-17 Travel$0
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 amortizationPrograms $4,724$4,724
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $617$617
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,424 · Management $11,852$35,276
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $676 · Management $1,280 · Fundraising $61$2,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,280 · Management $103,530 · Fundraising $1,229$307,039
Part X · Balance sheet $200,322 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,613$45,290
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $83,393$150,709
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,945$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,472$4,323
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 $103,423$200,322
X-25 Other liabilities$158,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,815$158,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $97,608$42,322
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $103,423$200,322
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,322 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,178
XI-2 Total expenses$307,039
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$56,861
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$97,608
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,575
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,322

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