Soli Chamber Ensemble FY2024 filing

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San Antonio, TX501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 74-2718783Revenue $202K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsolichamberensemble.comPo Box 6062, 78209-0062 · San Antonio, TXTax-exempt since Sep 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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SOLI cultivates and promotes the awareness and appreciation of contemporary classical music through commissioning projects, high-caliber performances, cross-genre collaborations, and engaging educational and outreach programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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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FY2024 · 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
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 6% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $29K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$48K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$202K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$221K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$133K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$202K
FY2024▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$176K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$155K
FY2024$202K
FY2025$177K
Expenses
$221K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$221K
FY2025$181K
Net assets
$133K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$83K
FY2022$130K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$129K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1996.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $196K Management & general 7% · $16K Fundraising 4% · $10K

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; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director
$32,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member, Project Mgr
$21,878Pt VII · Sec A
Education Director
$19,675Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director
$19,125Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$11,275Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President - Governance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President - Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ertan Torgul’s $39K as Managing Director is at the 34th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ertan Torgul$39,301$21,878———
Anne Schelleng$20,365$32,500$30,000$25,000$25,000
Carolyn True$18,050$19,675$5,000$5,000$5,000
Stephanie Key—$19,125$10,000$10,000$10,000
Stephanie Key Mollenauer$17,500————
David Mollenauer$9,650$11,275———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Promotes contemporary classical music through performances, commissions, collaborations, and education.

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3 programs · $185K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

SOLI produced three live outdoor concerts at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, four salon-style events throughout San Antonio, and one community engagement evening at Texas Public Radio, for ca. 575 attendees.

$88Kprogram expense
02

In honor of its 30th anniversary, SOLI initiated the 30x30x30 Project in March 2024, soliciting 293 submissions from a national public call for recently-composed works by early-career composers.

$62Kprogram expense
03

SOLI traveled to the University of Georgia and the University of Central Missouri in Fall 2023 to present public concerts, facilitate reading sessions of student composer works, and to engage with students - both majors and non-majors - at each institution.

$35Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $1K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$202K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Programscol B$196K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$133K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Government grantsLn 1e$56K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Total revenueLn 12$202K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$131K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K
Net assetsLn 32$133K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K$151K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$226K$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K$48K
Net assetsLn 32$152K$133K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$42K$42K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$30K$10K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$9K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$703$703
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$767$599
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$76K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$500
Office expensesLn 13$1K$879$240$58
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$116$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$0$0
TravelLn 17$14K$14K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$8K$125$598
All other expensesLn 24e$465$465
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K$196K$16K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $177K$181K−$4K$129K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $202K$221K−$19K$133K 990 PDF
FY2023 $155K$152K 990 PDF
FY2022 $184K$130K 990 PDF
FY2021 $176K$83K 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 $202,123 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $125,196$113,806
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,421$29,992
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $461$3,492
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,885$54,833
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $154,963$202,123
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,000$42,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,203$61,909
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $72,455$117,319
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $132,658$221,228
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,305−$19,105
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $202,123 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$56,443
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$57,363
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,974
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$113,806
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,992 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$29,992
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,492 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,492
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 $10,834$10,834
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $43,999 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$43,999
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $77,483 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,834$202,123
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,228 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $42,000$42,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,650 · Management $10,025 · Fundraising $7,825$47,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,356 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,356
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $703$703
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,984 · Management $767 · Fundraising $599$4,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $76,066 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$76,066
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,737 · Management $0 · Fundraising $500$7,237
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $879 · Management $240 · Fundraising $58$1,177
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,479 · Management $116 · Fundraising $0$1,595
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,160 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,160
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,148 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,148
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,912 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,912
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,676 · Fundraising $0$3,676
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,160 · Management $125 · Fundraising $598$8,883
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $465$465
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $195,996 · Management $15,652 · Fundraising $9,580$221,228
Part X · Balance sheet $180,534 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,600; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,619$20,122
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,461$130,614
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,808$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $207$207
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,000$7,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,140$18,491
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $226,235$180,534
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,000$1,000
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $70,668$45,740
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,446$778
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,114$47,518
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $81,453$96,026
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,668$36,990
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $152,121$133,016
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $226,235$180,534
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $133,016 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$202,123
XI-2 Total expenses$221,228
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,105
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$152,121
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$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$133,016

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