Key Chorale, the Suncoast's premier symphonic chorus, is dedicated to transforming lives through innovative programming, artistic excellence, educational outreach and service to the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 95 volunteers and 2 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 0.2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $160K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$330K
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$939K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$169K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$939K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$569K
FY2022$714K
FY2023$851K
FY2024$950K
FY2025$939K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$387K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$844K
FY2024$951K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$169K
FY2025▼ -43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$232K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$288K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$169K

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 Oct 1987.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $754K Management & general 26% · $275K Fundraising 4% · $46K

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; $2K 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
$2,420Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alice Byrne—$12,513$9,750——
Robert Wennberg$2,420$2,549$2,340$1,415$1,200

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

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Transforms lives through symphonic music, education, and community service.

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3 programs · $745K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Key chorales 40th anniversary season included ten self or co-produced performance events totaling fourteen concerts. September began with on our way, followed in october by a TWO-DAY/THREE concert event, baroquefest, a collaboration with church of the redeemer.

$678Kprogram expense
02

Community Outreach

Key chorale continued to offer its three outreach choir programs throughout the 2024-2025 season and also expanded the program with additional locations and programs. The off-key chorale, in partnership with the neuro challenge foundation, is a choral group composed of individuals living with parkinsons disease and their caregivers.

$39Kprogram expense
03

Student scholars as an outgrowth of the tomorrows voices today collaboration with sarasota county public schools, key chorale continued this program for exceptionally gifted juniors and seniors pursuing music after high school. Students must apply, audition and then be accepted to sing a full performance season with key chorale.

$29Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$939K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$685K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$256K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$754K
Managementcol C$275K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$169K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K
Total assetsLn 16$500K
LiabilitiesLn 26$330K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$685K
Government grantsLn 1e$44K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$214K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$68K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$256K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7$15K
Total revenueLn 12$939K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$220K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$257K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$143K
Total assetsLn 16$500K
LiabilitiesLn 26$330K
Net assetsLn 32$169K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 695
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K$257K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$647K$500K
LiabilitiesLn 26$351K$330K
Net assetsLn 32$296K$169K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84K$84K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$19K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K
TravelLn 17$33K$33K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$662K$448K$214K
All other expensesLn 24e$122K$60K$15K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$754K$275K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $939K$1.1M−$136K$169K 990 PDF
FY2024 $950K$951K−$1K$296K 990 PDF
FY2023 $851K$844K$7K$288K 990 PDF
FY2022 $714K$655K$59K$272K 990 PDF
FY2021 $569K$387K$182K$232K 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 $939,130 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $766,971$685,363
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $184,160$256,480
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,888$30,863
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$20,307−$33,576
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $949,712$939,130
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $116,533$96,147
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $834,307$978,892
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $950,840$1,075,039
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,128−$135,909
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $939,130 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$68,215
VIII-1e Government grants$43,852
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$573,296
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$213,777
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$685,363
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $256,480$256,480
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,114$16,114
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $14,749$14,749
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$33,576
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $271,229 · Excluded from tax $16,114$939,130
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,075,039 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,420$2,420
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $83,734$83,734
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,993$9,993
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,766$7,766
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,049$36,049
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,745 · Management $23,683$42,428
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,768$61,768
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,875$32,875
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,784$7,784
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,614$6,614
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $448,214 · Management $213,524$661,738
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,222 · Management $15,304 · Fundraising $46,344$121,870
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $754,020 · Management $274,675 · Fundraising $46,344$1,075,039
Part X · Balance sheet $499,944 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,866$36,430
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $256,414$220,238
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $33,968$27,348
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,150$14,800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $81,000$57,857
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $131,916$143,271
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $647,314$499,944
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,417$13,290
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $348,672$317,205
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $351,089$330,495
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $273,930$97,572
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,295$71,877
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $296,225$169,449
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $647,314$499,944
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,449 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$939,130
XI-2 Total expenses$1,075,039
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$135,909
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$296,225
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,400
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$51,551
XI-7 Investment expenses−$267
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$51,551
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,449

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