Oregon Repertory Singers

Tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(3)Since 1976Arts & CultureEIN 51-0185443Revenue $806K in FY2024

On file with the IRSorsingers.orgPo Box 820057, 97282-1057 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Apr 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Established in 1974 and celebrating a long history of choral music excellence, Oregon Repertory Singers (ors) consists of a professional-caliber adult choir that performs three annual programs, and offers an education and performance-based youth choir music program unmatched in the region for children ages 4 through 18. In addition to local performances, ors tours in international choral festivals and competitions every two to three years.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 21 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $229K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $177K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$806K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$728K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$806K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$387K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$511K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$806K
Expenses
$728K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$407K
FY2021$237K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$678K
FY2024$876K
FY2024$728K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$395K
FY2022$457K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1976.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $536K Management & general 15% · $107K Fundraising 12% · $85K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,292Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Bryan’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 80th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lauren Bryan$85,292$82,280$75,156$72,229$54,271$64,500

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents premiere choral arts performances.

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2 programs · $536K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The oregon repertory singers youth choirs (orsyc), established in 1994, provides music education and choral performance opportunities for children ages 5 to 18. Research has shown that children who sing in choirs perform better in school, develop strong social skills, and build confidence that benefits them throughout their lives.

$331Kprogram expense
02

Oregon repertory singers' adult choir presents repertoire both rare and recognizable, encompassing a multitude of eras, languages, and musical styles. With over 100 members, the adult choir is comprised of a close community of singers from all walks of life and many different communities throughout northwest oregon and southwest…

$206Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$806K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$427K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$344K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$728K
Ln 25
Programscol B$536K
Managementcol C$107K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$427K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$344K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$806K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$234K
SavingsLn 2$918K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$31K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$724K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$41K$28K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$275K$257K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$639$245
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$27K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$3K$3K$75
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$11K$1K$254
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$856$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$596$1K$39
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$24$24
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$900$900
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$1K$408
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$199K$172K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$11K$13K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$728K$536K$107K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.1M$876K$268K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$678K$646K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $511K$449K$62K$457K 990 PDF
FY2021 $428K$237K$190K$395K 990 PDF
FY2020 $387K$407K−$20K$205K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $806,069 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $817,600$426,886
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $303,982$343,588
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,316$31,592
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,666$4,003
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,144,564$806,069
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 $438,661$399,287
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $50,231$31,100
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $387,319$297,519
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $876,211$727,906
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $268,353$78,163
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $806,069 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,041 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$27,827
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$399,059
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,310
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$426,886
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $343,588$343,588
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,592$31,592
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,962$2,962
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $344,629 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,554$806,069
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $727,906 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,544 · Management $27,905 · Fundraising $17,816$86,265
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $256,793 · Management $18,581$275,374
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,071 · Management $639 · Fundraising $245$4,955
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,590 · Management $4,389 · Fundraising $1,714$32,693
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,709$31,709
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $31,100$31,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,840 · Management $3,064 · Fundraising $75$5,979
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,067 · Management $1,343 · Fundraising $254$12,664
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,229 · Management $856 · Fundraising $1,256$7,341
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $596 · Management $1,396 · Fundraising $39$2,031
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,439$1,439
IX-17 TravelManagement $24$24
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $900$900
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,303 · Management $1,036 · Fundraising $408$7,747
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $171,606 · Fundraising $26,993$198,599
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,835 · Management $13,342 · Fundraising $4,909$29,086
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $536,474 · Management $106,623 · Fundraising $84,809$727,906
Part X · Balance sheet $1,557,550 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,721$234,404
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $596,611$918,213
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $658,633$345,344
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,403$3,757
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,563$5,793
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,187$16,180
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,975$3,075
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,686$30,784
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,436,779$1,557,550
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,171$37,717
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,263$63,190
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $61,434$100,907
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $694,556$1,066,103
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $680,789$390,540
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,375,345$1,456,643
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,436,779$1,557,550
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,456,643 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$806,069
XI-2 Total expenses$727,906
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,163
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,375,345
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,135
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,456,643

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