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.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 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
$8K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$476K
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$507K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$300K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$476K
FY2023▼ -26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$639K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$641K
FY2025$663K
Expenses
$507K
FY2023▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$507K
FY2024$639K
FY2025$610K
Net assets
$300K
FY2023▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$353K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $395K Management & general 15% · $74K Fundraising 7% · $37K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$45,500Pt VII · Sec A
Chair, Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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

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3 programs · $395K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Concerts & Workshops

The Thirteen's 2022-23 Season presented six choral programs for over 3000 audience members in 17 concerts that were stirring and state-of-the-art. We also organized two workshops for students reaching 34 participants. Besides performing live in our communities, we offered online experiences to a growing worldwide audience.

$323Kprogram expense
02

Recordings

This season gave birth to two first-rate albums. The Outer Edge of Youth, our acclaimed choral opera commissioned from Scott Ordway, was released in September and sold out quickly. Its "music shimmers, soars, and settles... creating an ecstatic catharsis" in the words of Gramophone's reviewer.

$73Kprogram expense
03

Commissioning and New Works

Several performances highlighted The Thirteen's championing of newer works that reimagine the power of vocal ensembles. November premiered Ed Rex's compelling "Safe in Their Alabaster Chambers." The same program included the rarely heard "O Praise the Lord" by Washingtonian George Walker, the first African American to win the Pulitzer in…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$476K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$183
Money outPt IX
$507K
Ln 25
Programscol B$395K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$300K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$425K
Government grantsLn 1e$127K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$70K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$183
Total revenueLn 12$476K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$259K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$300K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K$259K
Total assetsLn 16$358K$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$331K$300K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$60K$32K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$13K$17K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$768$384$230$154
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$7K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$496$496
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$198K$195K$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$12K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$2K$5K$155
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$471$471
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$28K$28K$10$13
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$46K$0$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$27K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$507K$395K$74K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $663K$610K$53K$353K 990 PDF
FY2024 $641K$639K$3K$302K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 $475,693 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $559,609$424,832
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,848$110,576
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $78$183
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,036−$59,898
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $638,571$475,693
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,964$4,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $106,528$158,940
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$496
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $251,369$343,242
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $362,861$506,678
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $275,710−$30,985
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $475,693 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$60,569 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$126,992
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$297,840
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$69,592
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$424,832
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $110,576 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$110,576
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $183 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$183
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 $671$671
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $50,190 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $671$475,693
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $506,678 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,937 · Management $32,063 · Fundraising $16,125$108,125
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,138 · Management $17,438 · Fundraising $6,975$37,551
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $384 · Management $230 · Fundraising $154$768
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,873 · Management $3,749 · Fundraising $1,874$12,496
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,900$3,900
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $496$496
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $195,392 · Management $1,378 · Fundraising $1,181$197,951
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,925 · Management $1,090$13,015
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,920 · Management $5,322 · Fundraising $155$7,397
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,305$1,305
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $471$471
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,290 · Management $10 · Fundraising $13$28,313
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,400$3,400
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,991 · Management $0 · Fundraising $8,879$54,870
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,761 · Management $4,538 · Fundraising $1,321$32,620
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $395,082 · Management $74,423 · Fundraising $37,173$506,678
Part X · Balance sheet $308,716 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,889$62,875
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $273,971$196,535
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,758$32,530
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,840$16,776
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $358,458$308,716
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,778$8,371
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,349$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,127$8,371
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $331,331$300,345
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $331,331$300,345
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $358,458$308,716
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,345 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$475,693
XI-2 Total expenses$506,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$30,985
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$331,331
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−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,345

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