Tonality EIN 81-3346665

Tonality FY2021 filing

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Presents choral concerts addressing underrepresented social issues like gun violence and climate change. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $248K in revenue, $131K in expenses, and $169K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Website
www.ourtonality.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$248KFY2021
Expenses
$131K
Net assets
$169K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-3346665 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 · Executive Dir. · $24K
Money in and out
$248K revenue, $131K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$248K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$131K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$169K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $118K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+47%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$248K
FY2021▲ +223%
Expenses
$131K
FY2021
Total assets
$169K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$248K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$131K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$169K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$118K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$169K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $111K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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December 10 2021, Stories of Home ConcertOctober 8 2021, America Will Be Concert September 11 2021 Volunteer event, performed for a food packing eventSeptember 11 2021 Jacaranda x Tonality, performed with Jacaranda on a piece honoring those lives lost on 9/11August 19 2021 Tonality album release party, celebrating the release of…

$111Kprogram expense

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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 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$24,039Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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$164K · 66%
Program service revenue$85K · 34%
Contributions & grants66%$164K
Program service revenue34%$85K
— government grantsLn 1e$26K
Total revenueLn 12$248K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.07
Program services85%$111K
Management & general8%$10K
Fundraising7%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$131K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$166K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$169K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $166K · Operating expenses/yr $131K
15.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $111K · Total expenses $131K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $10K · Total expenses $131K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $131K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $9K · Solicited contributions $138K
$0.07 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $164K · Total revenue $248K
66%
Government reliance
Government grants $26K · Total revenue $248K
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $85K · Total revenue $248K
34%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $248K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $85K · Total expenses $131K
65%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $248K · Prior year $77K
+223%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $169K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $248K · Expenses $131K
+47%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $169K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $169K · Total assets $169K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $169K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alexander Blake · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $24K · Total expenses $131K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $35K · Total expenses $131K
27%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 223%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 4%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$344K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$429K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$248K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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