Grants are given for opera and music education programs for children. In 2020 TCOG programs served 15800 children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $513K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
58
of 58 voting members
Looks good: 58 of 58 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$145K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$144K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$628K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$145K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$80K
FY2022$126K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$145K
FY2025$161K
Expenses
$144K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$72K
FY2022$95K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$144K
FY2025$149K
Net assets
$628K
FY2024▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$635K
FY2021$619K
FY2022$576K
FY2023$623K
FY2024$628K
FY2025$656K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1967.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $126K Management & general 11% · $16K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corresponding Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Membership Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $126K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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All grants and awards were made for the education and teaching of opera and music through schools and public institutions.

$126Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K
Grants paid · 27 grants · $249K · 2020–2025
Opera for the Young INCWI · FY2025$12,000
An Opera TheatreMN · FY2025$11,000
The Minnesota OperaMN · FY2025$10,000
CommusicationMN · FY2025$8,000
Fargo-Moorhead Opera CompanyND · FY2024$15,060
Opera for the Young INCWI · FY2024$12,000
An Opera TheatreMN · FY2024$10,000
Imaginality Opera INCMN · FY2024$8,000
St Croix Valley OperaMN · FY2024$6,000
Fargo-Moorhead Opera CompanyND · FY2023$14,675
An Opera TheatreMN · FY2023$12,500
Opera for the Young INCWI · FY2023$12,000
Young Artists AcademyMN · FY2023$7,500
CommusicationFY2023$7,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$145K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Money outPt IX
$144K
Ln 25
Programscol B$126K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$628K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a58
IndependentVI 1b58
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$64K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Total revenueLn 12$145K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$513K
Total assetsLn 16$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$628K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$502K$513K
Total assetsLn 16$623K$628K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$623K$628K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$114K$114K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$475$475
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$2K$8K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K$595
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$666$666
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$144K$126K$16K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $161K$149K$12K$656K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $145K$144K$1K$628K 990 PDF
FY2023 $166K$133K$33K$623K 990 PDF
FY2022 $126K$95K$31K$576K 990 PDF
FY2021 $80K$72K$8K$619K 990 PDF
FY2020 $273K$74K$199K$635K 990 PDF

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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 $145,482 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $135,337$124,167
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,519$10,009
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,936$20,355
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,166−$9,049
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $165,958$145,482
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $101,265$113,550
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $31,255$30,616
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $132,520$144,166
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,438$1,316
Part VI · Governance 58 of 58 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body58
VI-1b Independent voting members58
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $145,482 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$9,350
VIII-1c Fundraising events$63,795
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,022
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,167
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $10,009$10,009
VIII-3 Investment income$20,355
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$9,049
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $10,009$145,482
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $144,166 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $113,550$113,550
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $475$475
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,333 · Management $8,210 · Fundraising $1,850$12,393
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,636$2,636
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,068$2,068
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,248$1,248
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,536 · Management $595$11,130
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $666$666
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $126,419 · Management $15,898 · Fundraising $1,850$144,166
Part X · Balance sheet $628,024 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $121,473$114,580
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $501,973$513,444
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $623,446$628,024
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $623,446$628,024
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $623,446$628,024
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $628,024 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$145,482
XI-2 Total expenses$144,166
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,316
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$623,446
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,262
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$628,024

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