The mission of Blue Hill Bach is to present historically informed performances, recordings, and educational programs that explore vocal and instrumental music of the baroque, as well as repertoire, that demonstrates the place of baroque music within the continuum of music history.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$37K 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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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 31% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $24K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$197K
+0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$161K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$215K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$197K
FY2025+0.4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$75K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$197K
FY2025$197K
Expenses
$161K
FY2025▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$112K
FY2025$161K
Net assets
$215K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$110K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$95K
FY2024$179K
FY2025$215K

From the FY2025 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 Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $99K Management & general 23% · $38K Fundraising 15% · $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

11 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$31,731Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rosie Van Reesema’s $32K as Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rosie Van Reesema$31,731—————
Marcia G Sly—$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000$6,288
Marcia Sly$5,000—————
Steve Hammer—————$3,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Presents historically informed performances and educational programs exploring Baroque vocal and instrumental music.

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1 program · $99K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Blue hill bach presents various concerts and festivals during the year featuring bach and baroque music with orchestra and chorus.

$99Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$24K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$197K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$161K
Ln 25
Programscol B$99K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$215K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$81
Total revenueLn 12$197K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$205K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$211K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$215K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$172K$211K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$179K$215K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$179K$215K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$18K$11K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$70K$60K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$12K$49$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$5K$6K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$161K$99K$38K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $197K$161K$36K$215K 990 PDF
FY2024 $197K$112K$84K$179K 990 PDF
FY2023 $82K$95K 990 PDF
FY2022 $75K$101K 990 PDF
FY2021 $82K$110K 990 PDF
FY2020 $89K$91K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $197,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $162,502$153,980
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $33,180$37,739
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $900$5,540
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$81
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $196,582$197,340
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 $5,000$39,447
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $107,183$121,934
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $112,183$161,381
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,399$35,959
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $197,340 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $81 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$153,980
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,532
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$153,980
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,739$37,739
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,540$5,540
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,820 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,540$197,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $161,381 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,365 · Management $11,020 · Fundraising $7,345$36,730
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,717$2,717
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,185$3,185
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,649 · Management $9,920$69,569
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,996$2,996
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,081$1,081
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,429$2,429
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,751$1,751
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,497 · Management $49 · Fundraising $16,328$28,874
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,248 · Management $5,699 · Fundraising $1,102$12,049
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $98,755 · Management $37,851 · Fundraising $24,775$161,381
Part X · Balance sheet $215,228 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $27,843$5,585
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $144,536$205,193
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,879$4,450
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $179,258$215,228
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $179,258$215,228
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $179,258$215,228
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $179,258$215,228
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $215,228 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$197,340
XI-2 Total expenses$161,381
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,959
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$179,258
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$11
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$215,228

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