Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
40 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.
Sam Brukhman’s $55K as Founding Artistic Director is at the 50th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2023 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Brukhman | $55,000 | $3,994 | $13,000 | — |
| Scott Branks Del Llano | — | $23,955 | — | — |
| Jacki Miller | $21,907 | $7,636 | $5,555 | — |
| Kyle Igneczi | — | $15,858 | — | — |
| Micaela Botarri | — | — | $15,382 | — |
| Samuel Brukhman | — | — | — | $13,200 |
| Samuel Melnick | — | — | — | $6,919 |
| Richard Oliver | — | — | $6,814 | — |
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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Commissions new music, educates vocalists, and innovates vocal performance through diverse genres and technology.
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SHAMS was Verdigris Ensemble's largest program service in 2023 combining music poetry and multimedia to build cross-cultural understanding between Western and Middle Eastern perspectives. At the centerpiece was the world premiere of a new work by Iranian-American composer Sahba Aminikia setting the poetry of Rumi and the story of his…
In February 2024, Verdigris Ensemble presented a reimagined production of "Dust Bowl" at the Wyly Theater's Potter Rose Performance Hall in Dallas, exemplifying their mission to transform lives through story-rich, multi-sensory musical experiences.
In April 2024, Verdigris Ensemble premiered "Mis-Lead" at the historic Kalita Humphreys Theater in Dallas, embodying their mission to transform lives through story-rich, multi-sensory musical experiences.
The Endangered was Verdigris Ensemble's second-largest program service in 2023 combining music visual art and advocacy to raise awareness about endangered species native to Dallas. The centerpiece was a multimedia performance of Sarah Kirkland Snider's Mass for the Endangered augmented with newly commissioned works spotlighting local…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $491K | $455K | $36K | $37K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2023 Viewing | $331K | $352K | −$21K | $31K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $74K | $244K | −$169K | $51K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $374K | $223K | $151K | $220K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $124K | $66K | 990 PDF | ||
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Schedules filed Part IV
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Part VI · Governance 17 of 19 board members independent, 3 to look at
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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