Washington Bach Consort INC

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 1977Arts & CultureEIN 52-1107948Revenue $1.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSbachconsort.org1310 G St Nw Ste 740, 20005-3009 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Feb 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Washington Bach Consort is to 1) perform to the highest artistic standards the music of js Bach and his baroque contemporaries, 2) expand its audience through concerts, collaborations with other performing ensembles, media appearances, marketable recording and tours, and 3) promote current and future appreciation of js Bach in our community through compelling music education programs presented by members of the Consort.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 7 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $62K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$287K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $188K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$308K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.4M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$657K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$893K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$657K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$903K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$810K
FY2024$657K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1978.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.1M Management & general 16% · $238K Fundraising 12% · $188K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $287K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ex Officio a
$185,115Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio a
$101,465Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marc Eisenberg’s $185K as Ex Officio a is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marc Eisenberg$185,115$180,600$175,000$163,000$145,208$131,500
Dana T Marsh$101,465$84,991$105,920$108,000——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Performs Bach and Baroque music, expands audiences, and educates the community.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Subscription Performances

Perform to the highest artistic standards the music of JS bach and his baroque contemporaries. Free noontime cantata series - expand its audience through concerts collaborations with other performing ensembles, media appearances, marketable recordings and tours.

$1.1Mprogram 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
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$238K
Fundraisingcol D$188K
Owns and owesPt X
$657K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$680K
Total assetsLn 16$965K
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$321K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$166K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$272K
SavingsLn 2$408K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$680K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$134K
Other assetsLn 15$97K
Total assetsLn 16$965K
LiabilitiesLn 26$308K
Net assetsLn 32$657K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 650
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$788K$680K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$153K$134K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$965K
LiabilitiesLn 26$483K$308K
Net assetsLn 32$810K$657K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$537K$316K$123K$99K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$10K$4K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$3K$2K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$18K$19K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$57K$43K$5K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$32K$19K$13K
TravelLn 17$100K$96K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$10K$6K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$476K$428K$22K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$135K$82K$33K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.1M$238K$188K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.5M$1.8M−$307K$810K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.7M−$331K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.4M−$52K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$893K$518K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$1.1M−$139K$903K 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 $1,377,983 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,206,222$1,099,317
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $261,512$247,878
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,736$17,921
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,582$12,867
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,502,052$1,377,983
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $600,135$607,174
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,208,501$923,935
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,808,636$1,531,109
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$306,584−$153,126
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,377,983 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,243 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$320,621
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$778,696
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$166,470
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,099,317
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $247,878$247,878
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,921$17,921
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,624$10,624
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $260,745 · Excluded from tax $17,921$1,377,983
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,531,109 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $315,732 · Management $122,517 · Fundraising $99,100$537,349
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,013 · Management $3,885 · Fundraising $3,143$17,041
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,766 · Management $1,503 · Fundraising $3,750$8,019
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,010 · Management $18,501 · Fundraising $8,254$44,765
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $61,116$61,116
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,513 · Management $4,968 · Fundraising $9,266$56,747
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,916 · Management $19,150 · Fundraising $12,766$63,832
IX-17 TravelPrograms $96,483 · Management $3,082$99,565
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,776 · Management $5,870 · Fundraising $3,555$19,201
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,531 · Management $3,918 · Fundraising $2,612$13,061
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $427,511 · Management $22,195 · Fundraising $26,082$475,788
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $82,053 · Management $32,808 · Fundraising $19,764$134,625
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,104,420 · Management $238,397 · Fundraising $188,292$1,531,109
Part X · Balance sheet $964,609 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $787,772$271,518
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$408,412
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,000$34,776
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,549$11,829
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,410$7,432
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $153,215$134,014
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $157,493$96,628
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,292,592$964,609
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49,405$46,397
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $273,273$170,567
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $160,138$90,995
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $482,816$307,959
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $729,718$556,650
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $80,058$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $809,776$656,650
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,292,592$964,609
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $656,650 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,377,983
XI-2 Total expenses$1,531,109
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$153,126
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$809,776
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$656,650

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