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River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

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Houston, TX501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 30-0288750Revenue $2.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSroco.org3104 Edloe St Ste 350, 77027-6047 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Jan 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Shaping the future of classical music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 29 volunteers and 10 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $102K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$223K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 52% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
28
named funders · $838K
Looks good: 28 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$296K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
57%
Net assets
$750K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$750K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$480K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$570K
FY2024$821K
FY2025$750K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2005.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $1.2M Management & general 28% · $602K Fundraising 15% · $313K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $223K 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
Alecia Lawyer
Artistic Director
$120,479Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Gibbs
Managing Director
$102,779Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Reese
Treasuer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alecia Lawyer’s $120K as Artistic Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alecia Lawyer$120,479$108,539$103,110$92,129$80,854$80,750
Amy Gibbs$102,779$99,069$97,550$90,715$84,291$82,849

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

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Promotes and develops classical music for future generations.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

ROCO is Houston's deeply local, globally impactful 40-piece professional chamber orchestra with musicians and guest artists from around the globe. Livestreaming for free since 2013, our concerts have reached all seven continents.

$1.2Mprogram 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
Houston Endowment INCFY2024$150K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$131K
Albert and Margaret Alkek FoundationFY2024$100K
Hamill FoundationFY2024$100K
The Wt & Louise J Moran FoundationFY2024$75K
Houston Arts AllianceFY2024$62K
The Brown Foundation INCFY2024$50K
The Cullen Trust for the Performing ArtsFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 28 funders$838K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$602K
Fundraisingcol D$313K
Owns and owesPt X
$750K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$215K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$296K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$140K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$240K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$215K
SavingsLn 2$16
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$215K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Other assetsLn 15$73K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$296K
Net assetsLn 32$750K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 629
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$224K$215K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$476K$296K
Net assetsLn 32$821K$750K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$242K$68K$68K$107K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$382K$144K$146K$91K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$14K$19K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$120K$120K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$174K$129K$33K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$97K$97K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$3K$21K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$340$24K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$71K$19K$31K$22K
TravelLn 17$171K$162K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$3K$10K$218
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$3K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$706K$683K$7K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.2M$602K$313K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.1M$2.1M−$71K$750K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.2M$251K$821K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.7M$76K$570K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.5M$14K$494K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$120K$480K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.1M$221K$360K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,075,276 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,395,895$2,046,254
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,398$60,445
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $417$1,505
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$40,772−$32,928
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,409,938$2,075,276
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $553,839$675,353
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $16,500$30,250
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,588,686$1,440,304
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,159,025$2,145,907
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $250,913−$70,631
Part VI · Governance 18 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $2,075,276 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$239,609
VIII-1e Government grants$24,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,782,645
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$140,188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,046,254
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,445$60,445
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,505$1,505
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$32,928−$32,928
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,445 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$31,423$2,075,276
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,145,907 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,871 · Management $67,947 · Fundraising $106,575$242,393
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $144,195 · Management $146,010 · Fundraising $91,300$381,505
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,150 · Management $18,869 · Fundraising $18,436$51,455
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $120,304$120,304
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $30,250$30,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $129,220 · Management $32,636 · Fundraising $12,107$173,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $97,426$97,426
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,600 · Management $20,939 · Fundraising $2,190$25,729
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $340 · Management $24,221 · Fundraising $12,172$36,733
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,638 · Management $30,991 · Fundraising $21,856$71,485
IX-17 TravelPrograms $161,591 · Management $9,592$171,183
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,762 · Management $9,675 · Fundraising $218$12,655
IX-20 InterestManagement $13,750$13,750
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,636$2,636
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,499 · Management $2,808 · Fundraising $1,980$8,287
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $683,097 · Management $7,319 · Fundraising $15,737$706,153
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,230,599 · Management $602,487 · Fundraising $312,821$2,145,907
Part X · Balance sheet $1,046,394 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $219,596$215,411
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,642$16
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $843,909$660,248
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,298$40,971
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,024$11,212
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $50,000$45,843
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $132,002$72,693
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,296,471$1,046,394
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,532$60,760
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $156,357$88,492
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $126,681$67,372
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $475,720$296,274
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$175,436−$313,692
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $996,187$1,063,812
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $820,751$750,120
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,296,471$1,046,394
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $750,120 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,075,276
XI-2 Total expenses$2,145,907
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$70,631
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$820,751
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$750,120

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

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