Spire Chamber Ensemble is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Kansas City, MO, formed in 2012.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $270K in revenue, $257K in expenses, and $21K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$270K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$257K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$21K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $12K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
100%
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×44 vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$270K
FY2024▲ +37%
$270K$135K$0
FY2022FY2024
Total revenue
$270K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$257K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$21K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$12K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$21K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $257K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Educational Programs
To provide students with a fresh experience with choral music through education outreach. Side by side concerts included a collaboration with the Youth Chorus of Kansas City for our performance of Handels Messiah at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
$86Kprogram expense
02
Artistic Excellence
The Spire Chamber Ensemble inspires through a series of live performances recordings broadcasts and educational events. Spire Chamber Ensemble is a professional choral group of superb local regional and national artists from United States and Canada.
$86Kprogram expense
03
Diverse Repertoire
To showcase unique repertoire for voices and organ programs and works by underrepresented composers. Our world-class artistic ensemble broadens its reach and touch through an increasing base of listeners in a wide variety of socioeconomic ethnic and geographic communities through its performances broadcasts and recordings.
Ben a Spalding’s $57K as Founder and Artistic Director
is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 1 named individual · 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 Ben a Spalding · Reported title Founder and Artistic Director · Highest reported compensation $57K · Total expenses $257K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $194K · Total expenses $257K
76%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
100%
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Revenue growth
37%
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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
Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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