Saecula Choir Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

New Haven, CT501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 81-2652848

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To provide music education, performance opportunities and scholarship opportunities for individuals of diverse backgrounds. Saecula Choir Foundation INC. Transforms lives through choral music.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K 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
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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $23
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$80K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$53K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$67K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$412K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$53K
FY2024▼ -4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$49K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$53K
Expenses
$67K
FY2024▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021$59K
FY2022$79K
FY2023$58K
FY2024$67K
Net assets
$412K
FY2024▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$430K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$412K

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 Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $40K Management & general 41% · $27K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Brand’s $16K as President is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Thomas Brand$16,000$19,500$39,000$18,200$6,700

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

Offers music education, performance, and scholarships to diverse individuals through choral music.

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3 programs · $40K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ensembles saecula schola cantorum is a one-on-a-part laboratory-style vocal ensemble providing advanced sight-singing and sight-conducting opportunities for exceptionally talented musicians of all ages.

$40Kprogram expense
02

Institute saecula choral institute is an intergenerational training program for conductors and music educators, which offers workshops, masterclasses, and professional development seminars covering a wide range of topics related to leadership, conducting, and choral pedagogy.

Pt IX · col B
03

Cooperative living program this saecula cooperative living program provides safe, healthy, affordable communal housing for a small group of young adults (ages 18 and older) who are passionate about the foundation's mission of "transforming lives through choral music- and who are currently AND/OR have previously been involved in the…

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$53K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K
Money outPt IX
$67K
Ln 25
Programscol B$40K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$412K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$492K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K
Government grantsLn 1e$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Total revenueLn 12$53K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$470K
Total assetsLn 16$492K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
Net assetsLn 32$412K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$484K$470K
Total assetsLn 16$504K$492K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K$80K
Net assetsLn 32$426K$412K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$645$645
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K$547
All other expensesLn 24e$148$148
Total functional expensesLn 25$67K$40K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $53K$67K−$14K$412K 990 PDF
FY2023 $55K$58K−$4K$426K 990 PDF
FY2022 $65K$79K−$14K$430K 990 PDF
FY2021 $49K$59K−$10K$444K 990 PDF
FY2020 $39K$41K−$2K$455K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $52,519 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,356
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,356
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,712
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $31,807$31,807
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $31,807$52,519
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $66,644 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $16,000$16,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,400$1,400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,250$4,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,536$1,536
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $645$645
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,313$15,313
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,024$1,024
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,054$13,054
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,411 · Management $1,469$5,880
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,847 · Management $547$7,394
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $148$148
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $39,625 · Management $27,019 · Fundraising $0$66,644
Part X · Balance sheet $492,330 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,763$21,842
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $483,542$470,488
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $504,305$492,330
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $75,000$75,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,875$5,025
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,875$80,025
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $426,430$412,305
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $426,430$412,305
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $504,305$492,330
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $412,305 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$52,519
XI-2 Total expenses$66,644
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,125
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$426,430
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$412,305

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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