Orpheus Chamber Singers INC

Tax-deductible

Dallas, TX501(c)(3)EIN 23-7200445Revenue $351K in FY2025

On file with the IRSorpheuschambersingers.orgPo Box 25132, 75225-1132 · Dallas, TXTax-exempt since Aug 1977Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Orpheus Chamber Singers, Inc., is the premier professional choir in North Texas, committed to performances and activities that perpetuate and elevate the art of choral music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 3 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 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
$79K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$351K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$357K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$30K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$351K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$93K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$228K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$351K
Expenses
$357K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$228K
FY2024$263K
FY2025$357K
Net assets
$30K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$10K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$36K
FY2025$30K

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 Aug 1977.

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% · $308K Management & general 7% · $26K Fundraising 6% · $22K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $79K 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 Dir.
$49,500Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Dir
$29,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Singer Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ruth Ann Ritchie$49,500$46,250$42,500$40,000$40,000
Jd Burnett$29,500$29,576$28,174$11,500—
Don Krehbiel————$23,500
Donald Krehbiel———$11,250—

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

Programs and updates

Performs and promotes the art of choral music with a professional choir.

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1 program · $308K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Orpheus performs concerts throughout North Texas and provides educational outreach programming to area schools.

$308Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$351K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$403
Money outPt IX
$357K
Ln 25
Programscol B$308K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$30K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K
Total assetsLn 16$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$403
Other incomeLn 4–11$165
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$351K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$32K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$30K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
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$36K$32K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$36K$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$750$2K
Net assetsLn 32$36K$30K
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$89K$69K$6K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13K$10K$842$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$898$696$60$142
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$492$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$850$850
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$225$225
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$210K$205K$605$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$349$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$357K$308K$26K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $351K$357K−$6K$30K 990 PDF
FY2024 $288K$263K$25K$36K 990 PDF
FY2023 $228K$228K$224$10K 990 PDF
FY2022 $178K$8K 990 PDF
FY2021 $93K$10K 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 $350,662 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $236,009$252,811
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $50,226$97,283
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,076$403
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $799$165
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $288,110$350,662
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $95,534$110,160
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,322$246,421
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $262,856$356,581
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,254−$5,919
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $350,662 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$39,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$213,311
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,647
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$252,811
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $97,283$97,283
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $403$403
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 $165$165
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,448 · Excluded from tax $403$350,662
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $356,581 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 $69,306 · Management $6,004 · Fundraising $14,090$89,400
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,722 · Management $842 · Fundraising $1,976$12,540
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $696 · Management $60 · Fundraising $142$898
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,676 · Management $492 · Fundraising $1,154$7,322
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,940$2,940
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $850$850
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,919$17,919
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,190$3,190
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $225$225
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,011$4,011
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,785$5,785
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $204,685 · Management $605 · Fundraising $4,656$209,946
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $349 · Management $1,206$1,555
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $308,353 · Management $26,210 · Fundraising $22,018$356,581
Part X · Balance sheet $31,845 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,266$30,844
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,001$1,001
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 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 $36,267$31,845
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $750$2,247
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $750$2,247
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,517$29,598
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $35,517$29,598
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,267$31,845
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,598 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$350,662
XI-2 Total expenses$356,581
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,919
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$35,517
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,598

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