Tetra String Quartet is an arizona nonprofit organization that serves the community and empowers the next generation through performing and teaching chamber music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 126 volunteers.
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
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$222K
+369% vs prior year
Spent
$184K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$222K
FY2025▲ +369%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$104K
FY2024$47K
FY2025$222K
Net assets
$87K
FY2025▲ +79%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$31K
FY2022$38K
FY2024$49K
FY2025$87K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $166K Management & general 6% · $10K Fundraising 4% · $7K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $78K 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
CFO/Artistic Director
$29,570Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$29,177Pt VII · Sec A
$18,860Pt VII · Sec A
$680Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Wright’s $30K as CFO/Artistic Director is at the 24th 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.

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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

Empowers youth and communities by performing and teaching chamber music.

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1 program · $166K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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During the 2024-25 season, tetra performed 5 azure family concerts, reaching 350 live audience members and 7,500 people virtually. The tetra string quartets free azure family concerts are fun and engaging performances tailored to individuals with autism spectrum disorder or other sensory processing disorders.

$166Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$222K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$184K
Ln 25
Programscol B$166K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$115K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$35K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5
Total revenueLn 12$222K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Total assetsLn 16$115K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6126
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Total assetsLn 16$80K$115K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$49K$87K
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$112K$106K$3K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$942$886$30$26
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$151$135
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$100$100
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$36K$955$919
Advertising and promotionLn 12$471$471
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$260$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$1K$1K$468
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$491$491
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$384$180
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$200$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$5K$295$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$184K$166K$10K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $222K$184K$39K$87K 990 PDF
FY2024 $47K$49K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $104K$38K 990 PDF
FY2021 $50K$31K 990 PDF
FY2020 $31K$26K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $222,199 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $29,077$129,962
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,320$86,362
I-10 Investment income$1,646
I-11 Other revenue$4,229
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $47,397$222,199
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$118,192
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,057$65,501
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $51,057$183,693
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,660$38,506
Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $222,199 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $237 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,538
VIII-1e Government grants$13,550
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$113,874
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$34,978
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,962
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,362$86,362
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,641$1,641
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,992$3,992
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,502 · Excluded from tax $5,735$222,199
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $183,693 across 30 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 $105,916 · Management $3,215 · Fundraising $2,877$112,008
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $886 · Management $30 · Fundraising $26$942
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,956 · Management $151 · Fundraising $135$5,242
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $100$100
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,051$3,051
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,392 · Management $955 · Fundraising $919$38,266
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $471$471
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,911 · Management $260 · Fundraising $1,465$4,636
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,068 · Management $1,006 · Fundraising $468$2,542
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,700$3,700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $491$491
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,372 · Management $384 · Fundraising $180$1,936
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $200 · Management $1,032$1,232
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,449 · Management $295 · Fundraising $1,332$7,076
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $165,812 · Management $10,479 · Fundraising $7,402$183,693
Part X · Balance sheet $114,765 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,530$27,081
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,771$52,821
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,800$6,716
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,104$2,147
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$26,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,205$114,765
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,116$27,390
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,336$27,390
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $48,869$79,986
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$7,389
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,869$87,375
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,205$114,765
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,375 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$222,199
XI-2 Total expenses$183,693
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,506
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,869
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,375

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