Providence Singers INC

Tax-deductible

E Providence, RI501(c)(3)EIN 23-7346141Revenue $370K in FY2025

On file with the IRSprovidencesingers.org667 Waterman Ave, 02914-1712 · E Providence, RITax-exempt since Apr 1974Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Providing exceptional choral concerts, offering education opportunities, and promoting new music through commissions and recordings.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 2 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 49% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 49% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$370K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$227K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$755K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$370K
FY2025▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$318K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$277K
FY2025$370K
Expenses
$227K
FY2025▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$149K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$249K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$227K
Net assets
$755K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$560K
FY2022$524K
FY2023$668K
FY2024$715K
FY2025$755K

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 Apr 1974.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $114K Management & general 50% · $113K

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; $112K 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
$64,890Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Dir
$46,865Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Elaine Cunningham$64,890$63,945$63,000$58,000$58,000
Christine Noel$46,865$46,183$45,500$41,500$41,500

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Presents choral concerts, offers music education, and supports new composers.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Presenting exceptional choral concerts, promoting new music through commissions and recordings, and programing music that reflects the diversity and lived experiences of our broader community.

Pt IX · col B

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
$370K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Money outPt IX
$227K
Ln 25
Programscol B$114K
Managementcol C$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$755K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K
Total assetsLn 16$758K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Gains on assetsLn 7$40K
Total revenueLn 12$370K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$111K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$302K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$325K
Total assetsLn 16$758K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$755K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K$111K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$279K$302K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$715K$758K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273$3K
Net assetsLn 32$715K$755K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$120K$55K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$48K$29K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$1K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$11K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$227K$114K$113K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $370K$227K$142K$755K 990 PDF
FY2024 $277K$229K$47K$715K 990 PDF
FY2023 $393K$249K$144K$668K 990 PDF
FY2022 $184K$220K−$36K$524K 990 PDF
FY2021 $318K$149K$169K$560K 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 $369,741 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $148,559$277,107
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,825$45,849
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55,148$46,785
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $276,532$369,741
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $126,999$130,056
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,407$97,284
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $229,406$227,340
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,126$142,401
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $369,741 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$20,900
VIII-1e Government grants$7,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$249,207
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,107
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $45,849$45,849
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,104$7,104
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $39,681$39,681
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,634$369,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,340 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,235 · Management $64,890$120,125
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,931$9,931
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,975$3,975
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,072$3,072
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,271 · Management $18,820$48,091
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,550$3,550
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,181 · Management $6,225$7,406
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,800 · Management $2,350$8,150
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,857 · Management $6,305$17,162
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,763$1,763
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,115$4,115
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $114,038 · Management $113,302 · Fundraising $0$227,340
Part X · Balance sheet $757,533 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,698$110,966
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $584$3,589
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,000$15,237
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $278,524$302,054
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $320,437$325,187
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $715,168$757,533
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,877
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $273$2,877
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $345,645$396,420
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $369,250$358,236
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $714,895$754,656
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $715,168$757,533
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $754,656 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$369,741
XI-2 Total expenses$227,340
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$142,401
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$714,895
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,333
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$113,973
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$754,656

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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