Tonality EIN 81-3346665

Tonality

EIN  81-3346665 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Presents choral concerts addressing underrepresented social issues like gun violence and climate change.
Leadership
Alexander Blake · Ed/Artistic Dir · $124K
Money in and out
$657K revenue, $592K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Presents choral concerts addressing underrepresented social issues like gun violence and climate change. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $657K in revenue, $592K in expenses, and $83K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$657K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$592K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$83K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $65K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▼ -11% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +150% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+10%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +133% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$657K
FY2025▲ +91%
Expenses
$592K
FY2025▲ +33%
Total assets
$205K
FY2025▲ +551%
Total liabilities
$122K
FY2025▲ +821%
Total revenue
$657K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$592K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$83K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$65K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$205K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $471K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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June 21, 2025

Ruth Naomi Floyd Collaboration on 'Are we yet somehow alive?' MAY 24, 2025: Put Your Guns Down - The Wallis, Beverly Hills, CA MAY 22, 2025: Mancini at 100 Concert: Scott Dunn Orchestra The Wallis, Beverly Hills, CAMAY 8,2025: Ricky Kej Recording of "Gandhi Mantras of Compassion"APRIL 1, 2025: Carla Patullo RecordingMARCH 22, 2025: HRC…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTonality
EINHdr · item D81-3346665
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ourtonality.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A6B)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ed/Artistic Dir
$123,836Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexander Blake’s $124K as Ed/Artistic Dir is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Alexander Blake$123,836$121,300$79,425$24,039$8,610

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$422K · 64%
Program service revenue$235K · 36%
Contributions & grants64%$422K
Program service revenue36%$235K
Total revenueLn 12$657K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.07
Program services80%$471K
Management & general13%$79K
Fundraising7%$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$592K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Total assetsLn 16$205K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$122K
Total net assetsLn 32$83K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $101K · Operating expenses/yr $592K
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $471K · Total expenses $592K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $79K · Total expenses $592K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $42K · Total expenses $592K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $33K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $254K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $422K · Total revenue $657K
64%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $657K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $235K · Total revenue $657K
36%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $657K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $235K · Total expenses $592K
40%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $657K · Prior year $344K
+91%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $77K · FY2024 $657K
+71%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $83K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $657K · Expenses $592K
+10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $205K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $83K · Total assets $205K
40%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $205K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alexander Blake · Reported title ED/Artistic Dir · Highest reported compensation $124K · Total expenses $592K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $284K · Total expenses $592K
48%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $27K · Gross raised $189K
14%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 91%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$657K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$344K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$429K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$248K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$77K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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