Champions choral music of all genres through concerts, commissions, and community programs.
For fiscal year 2025 it reported $2.0M in revenue, $2.2M in expenses, and $8.6M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$2.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$8.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$156K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
78%
14%
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
44.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +62% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +12%
$3.5M$1.7M$0
FY2021FY2025
Expenses
$2.2M
FY20250%
$2.2M$1.1M$0
FY2021FY2025
Total assets
$8.7M
FY2025▲ +1%
$8.7M$4.4M$0
FY2021FY2025
Total liabilities
$155K
FY2025▲ +84%
$297K$148K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total revenue
$2.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$8.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$156K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$8.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 332
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 432
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $1.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Artistic Series
The artistic series featured 8 concerts involving our 32-MEMBER professional ensemble singers, our 120-VOICE volunteer chorus, our 45-MEMBER teenage choir (sota), our 60-MEMBER vintage voices older adult choir, guest artists of culturally diverse backgrounds, and professional orchestral musicians, all led by the vocalessence artistic…
$1.1Mprogram expense
02
Special programs -internationally recognized as a leader in choral performance and organizational management, vocalessence is engaged in other special performances and workshops throughout the year.
$339Kprogram expense
03
Learning and Engagement Programs
Our learning and engagement programs are focused in several areas. Witness celebrates african american culture and music, reaching 3,370 students in 42 schools throughout the greater twin cities metro area and engaging the vocalessence singers and 8 witness teaching artists trained in music, dance, and theater.
Philip Brunelle’s $166K as Artistic Director
is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3916 $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
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.
Individual Philip Brunelle · Reported title ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $166K · Total expenses $2.2M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.1M · Total expenses $2.2M
49%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
78%
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Overhead ratio
9%
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Fundraising cost ratio
22%
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Revenue growth
12%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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