Apollo's Fire Baroque FY2024 filing

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Cleveland Hts, OH501(c)(3)Since 1992Arts & CultureEIN 34-1696842Revenue $3.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSapollosfire.org3091 Mayfield Rd Ste 217, 44118-1777 · Cleveland Hts, OHTax-exempt since Sep 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Performing on historical instruments, Apollo's Fire brings to life the music of the past for audiences of today, with passion. Period. Named for the ancient god of music, healing, and the sun, Apollo's Fire is a grammy-winning ensemble founded by harpsichordist and conductor jeannette sorrell. The organization provides professional performances of Baroque and classical orchestral repertoire on period instruments for audiences in northeast ohio, chicago (through its chicago series), and at the national and international levels.Apollo's Fire is dedicated to the performance of 17th- and 18th-century music on the period instruments for which IT was written. The ensemble unites a select pool of early-music specialists from throughout north america and has received international recognition for its performances, recordings, tours, and broadcasts.through its education programs, Apollo's Fire provides instruction and exposure to early music for young people from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

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81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$194K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $286K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$194K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $190K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$298K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 26 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.2M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.2M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$895K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending July 2024) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1992.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.2M Management & general 11% · $307K Fundraising 8% · $229K

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

32 people listed on the 990; $194K 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
Artistic Director
$105,004Pt VII · Sec A
General Manager
$88,900Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President and Directo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President and Directo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeannette Sorrell’s $104K as Ex Officio is at the 36th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeannette Sorrell$104,474$105,004$100,500$95,000—$78,000
Howard Bender———$103,000$83,882—
Curt Hancock$93,000$88,900————
Noha Ryder——$57,823$18,835$39,220$78,000
Sidney Curt Hancock——$52,325———

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

Performs Baroque music on period instruments and educates youth in early music.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Subscription Series Concerts

Grammy-winning baroque orchestra apollo's fire's 2023-2024 season marked its 32ND season under founding artistic director jeannette sorrell. The season comprised subscription concerts and holiday concerts eight programs for a total of 29 concerts performed in multiple venues across northeast ohio.

$2.2Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$307K
Fundraisingcol D$229K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$298K
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$158K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$157K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$275K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$12K
Total revenueLn 12$3.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$298K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$656K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$190K$298K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$194K$119K$34K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$483K$302K$80K$101K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$38K$10K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$36K$10K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$8K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$21K$29K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$183K$183K
Office expensesLn 13$83K$67K$11K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$25K$8K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$22K$7K$6K
TravelLn 17$401K$392K$2K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$194$171
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$965$882
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.0M$105K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$6K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.2M$307K$229K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $3.2M$2.8M$452K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.7M$17K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$2.6M$788K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.7M$213K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.9M−$39K$895K 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 $3,217,312 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,676,719$2,161,113
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,017,746$1,031,383
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,247$47,313
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,425−$22,497
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,737,137$3,217,312
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 $696,535$796,373
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,023,447$1,968,587
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,719,982$2,764,960
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,155$452,352
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
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 $3,217,312 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $33,879 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$274,823
VIII-1e Government grants$158,082
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,728,208
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$156,978
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,161,113
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,031,383$1,031,383
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $59,313$59,313
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$12,000−$12,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$63,687−$63,687
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,636 · Unrelated business $2,675$7,311
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,057,898 · Unrelated business $2,675 · Excluded from tax −$4,374$3,217,312
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,764,960 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,758 · Management $34,020 · Fundraising $41,126$193,904
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $301,627 · Management $80,264 · Fundraising $101,251$483,142
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,211 · Management $10,388 · Fundraising $12,942$61,541
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,880 · Management $9,754 · Fundraising $12,152$57,786
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,650$2,650
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,245 · Management $9,748$17,993
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,980 · Management $28,800 · Fundraising $7,200$56,980
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $183,135$183,135
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $66,807 · Management $11,463 · Fundraising $4,414$82,684
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,411 · Management $8,018 · Fundraising $7,329$40,758
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,854 · Management $6,739 · Fundraising $6,160$34,753
IX-17 TravelPrograms $392,426 · Management $1,645 · Fundraising $6,945$401,016
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,090 · Management $194 · Fundraising $171$3,455
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,185 · Management $965 · Fundraising $882$6,032
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,000,313 · Management $105,046 · Fundraising $9,297$1,114,656
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,704 · Fundraising $18,771$24,475
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,229,276 · Management $307,044 · Fundraising $228,640$2,764,960
Part X · Balance sheet $2,809,333 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,199,148$1,248,184
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,954$243,679
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $144,594$75,964
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,504$9,825
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,278$20,481
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,954$3,500
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $656,056$1,207,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,147,488$2,809,333
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $98,231$178,081
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $92,121$120,120
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $190,352$298,201
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,598,703$2,143,355
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $358,433$367,777
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,957,136$2,511,132
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,147,488$2,809,333
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,511,132 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,217,312
XI-2 Total expenses$2,764,960
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$452,352
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,957,136
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$101,644
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,511,132

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