The Thirteen FY2024 filing

Washington, DC · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2013 · Unclassified

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$641K
▲ +35% vs prior year
Spent
$639K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$302K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 2024 (IRS tax year 2023).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
6 funders, incl. David Kimmel Foundation
$8K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
79% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +35% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Thirteen
EINHdr · item D46-3738034
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFUnclassified (Z99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thethirteenchoir.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.07
Program services79%$506K
Management & general14%$88K
Fundraising7%$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$641K
FY2024▲ +35%
Expenses
$639K
FY2024▲ +26%
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+0.4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$310K
FY2024+0.4%
Total liabilities
$8K
FY2024▼ -4%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$310K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$237K
Total assetsLn 16$310K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$8K
Total net assetsLn 32$302K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$515K · 80%
Program service revenue$117K · 18%
Other revenue$8K · 1%
Contributions & grants80%$515K
Program service revenue18%$117K
Other revenue1%$8K
Investment income$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$124K
Total revenueLn 12$641K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $237K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $639K · Less non-cash grants $65K · Cash operating expenses/yr $574K
5.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $506K · Total expenses $639K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $88K · Total expenses $639K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $45K · Total expenses $639K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $35K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $389K
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $515K · Total revenue $641K
80%
Government reliance
Government grants $124K · Total revenue $641K
19%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $117K · Total revenue $641K
18%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $641K
+0.4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $117K · Total expenses $639K
18%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $641K · Prior year $476K
+35%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $243K · FY2023 $641K
+27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $302K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $641K · Expenses $639K
+0.4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $310K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $302K · Total assets $310K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $310K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Matthew Robertson · Reported title Artistic Director · Highest reported compensation $58K · Total expenses $639K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $163K · Total expenses $639K
26%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 9%——
Revenue growth 35%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0.08%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$57,946Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director (from 12/23)
$4,784Pt 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $506K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Concerts & Workshops

The Thirteen's 2023-24 Season presented five choral programs for over 3000 audience members in 15 concerts. We also organized 3 workshops for students reaching 74 participants. Besides performing live in DC, Virginia, and Maryland, we offered online access to our performances to a growing worldwide audience.

$426Kprogram expense
02

Recordings

In April 2024 The Thirteen released a commercial recording of Monteverdi: The 'Lost' Vespers of 1650,' produced under the Acis Label, a DC-based independent classical music recording label.

$70Kprogram expense
03

Commissioning and New Works

The Thirteen remains 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 Hilary Purrington, 'the dark and marvelous way." Following our public performances, the Thirteen commercially…

$10Kprogram expense

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Funders

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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Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Viewing $641K$639K+35% 990 PDF
FY2023 $476K$507K-26% 990 PDF
FY2022 $639K$363K+127% 990 PDF
FY2021 $281K$276K+15% 990 PDF
FY2020 $243K$225K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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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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