Providence Singers INC FY2024 filing

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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.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
$110K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $279K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.9 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
$273
0.04% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$277K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$229K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$715K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$277K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$318K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$277K
FY2025$370K
Expenses
$229K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$149K
FY2022$220K
FY2023$249K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$227K
Net assets
$715K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$560K
FY2022$524K
FY2023$668K
FY2024$715K
FY2025$755K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $150K Management & general 25% · $58K Fundraising 9% · $21K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$63,945Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director
$46,183Pt VII · Sec A
$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
Board Member
$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 · $73K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The providence singers presented a concert series that included three self-produced concerts and one performance of handels messiah with the ri philharmonic orchestra. The concerts included two performances of rachmaninoffs vespers, a concert of opera choruses, and a presentation of the oratorio considering matthew shepard at the…

$73Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$277K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Money outPt IX
$229K
Ln 25
Programscol B$150K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$715K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$715K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$149K
Government grantsLn 1e$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Total revenueLn 12$277K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Accounts receivableLn 4$5K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$584
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$279K
Other assetsLn 15$320K
Total assetsLn 16$715K
LiabilitiesLn 26$273
Net assetsLn 32$715K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$345K$345K$319K$331K$253K
Given inLn 1b$42K$13K$6K$115K
SpentLn 1d–1f$37K$6K$8K$11K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$94K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$255K$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$669K$715K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$273
Net assetsLn 32$668K$715K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$69K$25K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$3K$1K$900
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$311$4K$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$79$5K$534
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K$48
OccupancyLn 16$20K$15K$4K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$0$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$48K$413$0
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$8K$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$229K$150K$58K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 31, 2026 $370K$227K$142K$755K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 24, 2024 $277K$229K$47K$715K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $393K$249K$144K$668K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 $184K$220K−$36K$524K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2021 $318K$149K$169K$560K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $276,532 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $293,602$148,559
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $65,425$72,825
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,093$55,148
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $393,120$276,532
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,736$126,999
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,702$102,407
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $249,438$229,406
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $143,682$47,126
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $276,532 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$144,559
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$148,559
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$72,825
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,148$55,148
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $72,825 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,148$276,532
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $229,406 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,288 · Management $24,586 · Fundraising $17,881$111,755
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,491 · Management $1,239 · Fundraising $900$5,630
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,961 · Management $2,115 · Fundraising $1,538$9,614
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,975 · Fundraising $0$3,975
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $311 · Management $4,021 · Fundraising $0$4,332
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $79 · Management $5,065 · Fundraising $534$5,678
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,825 · Fundraising $48$2,873
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,222 · Management $4,397 · Fundraising $0$19,619
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,460 · Fundraising $0$1,460
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,186 · Fundraising $0$5,186
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,279 · Management $413 · Fundraising $0$48,692
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,803 · Management $2,789 · Fundraising $0$10,592
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,434 · Management $58,071 · Fundraising $20,901$229,406
Part X · Balance sheet $715,168 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $87,118$93,698
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100$4,925
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,299$584
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $278$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,460$17,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $255,454$278,524
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $302,335$320,437
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $669,044$715,168
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $749$123
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $525$150
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,274$273
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $322,291$345,645
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $345,479$369,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $667,770$714,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $669,044$715,168
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $714,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$276,532
XI-2 Total expenses$229,406
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$47,126
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$667,770
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$714,895

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