The Thirteen is a professional choir and orchestra with a mission to inspire the soul to sing, move the heart to empathy, and build community, all through groundbreaking musical performance: through concerts, workshops, education outreach, recordings, and music commissions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $8K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$663K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$610K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$353K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$663K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$639K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$641K
FY2025$663K
Expenses
$610K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$507K
FY2024$639K
FY2025$610K
Net assets
$353K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$353K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $489K Management & general 13% · $82K Fundraising 6% · $39K

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; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$67,425Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$60,578Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Robertson$67,425$57,946$45,500$29,000$21,000$21,067
Angela Marroy Boerger$60,578$4,784————
Valerie Simonsen—————$17,050
Todd Stubbs———$15,278——

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

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

Programs and updates

Inspires souls and hearts through groundbreaking concerts, workshops, and music.

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3 programs · $489K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Concerts & Workshops

The Thirteen's 2024-25 Season presented five choral programs for nearly 3000 audience members in 14 concerts. We also organized 6 workshops for students reaching 167 participants. Besides performing live in DC, Virginia, and Maryland, we offered online access to our performances to a growing worldwide audience.

$434Kprogram expense
02

Vocal Fellows Program

The Thirteen's Vocal Fellows Program is a semester-long career training and coaching program for early-career singers who have experienced obstacles in their pursuit of education or careers in the choral oratorio field.

$49Kprogram expense
03

Commissioning and New Works

The Thirteen is committed to expanding the canon of choral music. Several performances highlighted The Thirteen's championing of recent works, in particular our May program which featured our world premiere commission from Juhi Bansal, We Came Searching for a Home.

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$663K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$610K
Ln 25
Programscol B$489K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$353K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
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$526K
Government grantsLn 1e$84K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$61K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$327
Total revenueLn 12$663K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
SavingsLn 2$260K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$355K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$353K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K$355K
Total assetsLn 16$310K$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$302K$353K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$86K$39K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$34K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$9K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$228K$228K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$44K$40K$2K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$57$15K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$779$779
RoyaltiesLn 15$133$133
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K$25
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$71K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$610K$489K$82K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $663K$610K$53K$353K 990 PDF
FY2024 $641K$639K$3K$302K 990 PDF
FY2023 $476K$507K−$31K$300K 990 PDF
FY2022 $639K$363K$276K$331K 990 PDF
FY2021 $281K$276K$5K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020 $243K$225K$18K$51K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $662,777 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $514,664$525,997
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $116,817$127,757
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,329$8,696
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,648$327
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $641,458$662,777
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,800$4,800
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $163,156$204,448
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $496$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $470,500$400,453
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $638,952$609,701
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,506$53,076
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $662,777 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,531 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,007
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$83,715
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$425,275
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60,692
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$525,997
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $127,757 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$127,757
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,696 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,696
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,204−$1,204
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $137,984 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,204$662,777
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $609,701 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,800$4,800
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,346 · Management $39,078 · Fundraising $20,731$146,155
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,000 · Management $4,250 · Fundraising $4,250$42,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,686 · Management $4,738 · Fundraising $2,369$15,793
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,400$4,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $228,482$228,482
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,719 · Management $1,754 · Fundraising $2,645$44,118
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $57 · Management $14,767 · Fundraising $5,724$20,548
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $779$779
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $133$133
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,845$2,845
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,767 · Management $25$15,792
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,074$6,074
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,052 · Management $2,931 · Fundraising $0$73,983
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $3,299$3,299
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $489,042 · Management $81,641 · Fundraising $39,018$609,701
Part X · Balance sheet $368,734 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,977$95,078
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $154,235$259,794
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $15,864$13,862
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $309,945$368,734
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,007$15,724
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,007$15,724
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $301,938$353,010
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $301,938$353,010
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $309,945$368,734
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $353,010 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$662,777
XI-2 Total expenses$609,701
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,076
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$301,938
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,004
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$353,010

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