Newberry Consort Nfp

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2009Arts & CultureEIN 27-0241182Revenue $616K in FY2025

On file with the IRSnewberryconsort.org1059 N Hermitage Ave Apt 3r, 60622-3269 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Sep 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Newberry Consort brings together singers and instrumentalists of the highest caliber to create historically informed performances of music from the middle ages, the renaissance, the baroque, and beyond. By integrating historical performance and research with contemporary themes and multimedia, we inspire audiences, musicians, and scholars by providing a window into earlier times and diverse cultures. The Consort continues to uplift chicago's early music community through mentorships, teaching, and engagement of local artists.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 38 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $302K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$616K
+68% vs prior year
Spent
$418K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$780K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$616K
FY2025▲ +68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$179K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$294K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$616K
Expenses
$418K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$137K
FY2022$366K
FY2023$443K
FY2024$378K
FY2025$418K
Net assets
$780K
FY2025▲ +35%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$563K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$579K
FY2025$780K

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 Sep 2009.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $309K Management & general 20% · $84K Fundraising 6% · $25K

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; $87K 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
Artistic Director
$52,535Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$34,235Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Liza Malamut’s $53K as Artistic Director is at the 47th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ellen Hargis——$59,640$58,245$72,753
David Douglass————$60,753
Liza Malamut$52,535$45,000$34,823——
David Douglas———$48,245—
Chris Stavrou——$44,952——
Ben David Aronson$34,235$6,235———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents historically accurate concerts of medieval through baroque music.

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3 programs · $221K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Latin American Christmas

A musical pilgrimage to guatemala, mexico, and chile, dec 13-14, in chicago and evanston

$83Kprogram expense
02

I Tremble Not

Music from jacobean england for viols, brass, and voices. October 18,19,20 in chicago and evanston

$75Kprogram expense
03

In the Realm of Osman

Music from the early modern ottoman empire and beyond, may 9-11, chicago and evanston. In the realm of osman was also offered as a streaming program through june.

$62Kprogram 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
$616K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$418K
Ln 25
Programscol B$309K
Managementcol C$84K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$780K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K
Total assetsLn 16$800K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$501K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$616K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$590
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$32K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$766K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$800K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$780K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 638
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$20K$32K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$555K$766K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$580K$800K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$579K$780K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$72K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$13K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$23K$19K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$175K$146K$14K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$6K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$418K$309K$84K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $616K$418K$197K$780K 990 PDF
FY2024 $366K$378K−$12K$579K 990 PDF
FY2023 $294K$443K−$150K$586K 990 PDF
FY2022 $559K$366K$192K$742K 990 PDF
FY2021 $179K$137K$42K$563K 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 $615,707 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $263,910$501,386
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,883$80,771
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,497$31,211
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $618$2,339
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $365,908$615,707
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,783$116,719
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $296,592$300,652
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $378,375$418,371
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,467$197,336
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
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 $615,707 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,228 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$486,386
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,940
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$501,386
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $80,771$80,771
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,211$31,211
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $507$507
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $604$604
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $82,603 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,718$615,707
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,371 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,600 · Management $26,000$97,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,042 · Management $4,942$9,984
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,508 · Management $2,627$9,135
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,287$13,287
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,799 · Fundraising $9,149$21,948
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,491$36,491
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,450$1,450
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,605$14,605
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,218 · Management $3,283$22,501
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,984$1,984
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,965$3,965
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $146,297 · Management $13,974 · Fundraising $14,287$174,558
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,149 · Management $2,083 · Fundraising $1,631$9,863
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $308,894 · Management $84,410 · Fundraising $25,067$418,371
Part X · Balance sheet $799,711 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,434$30,980
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $590$590
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $491$491
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,784$1,800
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $555,320$765,850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $579,619$799,711
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,102$858
X-19 Deferred revenue$18,681
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,102$19,539
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $578,517$780,172
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $578,517$780,172
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $579,619$799,711
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $780,172 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$615,707
XI-2 Total expenses$418,371
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$197,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$578,517
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,319
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$780,172

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