Phoenix Childrens Chorus INC

Tax-deductible

Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2009Arts & CultureEIN 90-0470136Revenue $1.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSphoenixchildrenschorus.org6060 N 7th Ave, 85013-1402 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Feb 2010Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Foster excellence in youth by facilitating artistic, cultural, and personal development through choral education and performance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 235 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $58K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$775K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$778K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$480K
FY2022$718K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$958K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$757K
FY2021$729K
FY2022$763K
FY2023$793K
FY2024$867K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $975K Management & general 12% · $140K Fundraising 8% · $95K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Directorexecutive Director
$105,104Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Troy Meeker’s $105K as Directorexecutive Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Troy Meeker$105,104———$79,000—
Cheryl Mollerup————$66,150$64,575
Tanya Rosenfeld——$52,375$10,000——
Paul Edmeier—$45,000————
Tanya Rosenfield—$18,375————

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

Develops youth through choral arts, fostering artistic, cultural, and personal growth.

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1 program · $975K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Phoenix childrens chorus is led by a dedicated staff of choral prefessionals who specialize in working with young voices, our program features eight performing choirs and two music exploration classes,providing options for children and youth in grades k-12.

$975Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$58K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$960K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$297K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$975K
Managementcol C$140K
Fundraisingcol D$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$677K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$297K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$960K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$278K
SavingsLn 2$399K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$677K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$349K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6235
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$628K$677K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$310K$349K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$956K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$867K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$63K$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$101K$71K$18K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$6K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$10K$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$55K$35K$18K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$120K$76K$38K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$10K$2K$117
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$728K$662K$22K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$8K$2K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$975K$140K$95K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.0M$958K$51K$867K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$17K$793K 990 PDF
FY2022 $778K$718K$61K$763K 990 PDF
FY2021 $431K$480K−$49K$729K 990 PDF
FY2020 $775K$537K$238K$757K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,313,773 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $257,775$297,160
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $733,988$960,241
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,882$10,032
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,062$46,340
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,008,707$1,313,773
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $189,461$231,327
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $442$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $767,719$978,196
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $957,622$1,209,523
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,085$104,250
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,313,773 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$175,098
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$122,062
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,160
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $960,241$960,241
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,032$10,032
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $46,340$46,340
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $970,273 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $46,340$1,313,773
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,209,523 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,062 · Management $21,021 · Fundraising $21,021$105,104
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $70,936 · Management $18,148 · Fundraising $11,963$101,047
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,167 · Management $1,803 · Fundraising $1,518$9,488
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,197 · Management $2,981 · Fundraising $2,510$15,688
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $34,908 · Management $17,731 · Fundraising $2,770$55,409
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $75,679 · Management $38,440 · Fundraising $6,006$120,125
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,750 · Management $1,880 · Fundraising $117$11,747
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,638 · Management $1,398$4,036
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,234$31,234
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,370$2,370
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,128$1,128
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,412$9,412
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $662,364 · Management $21,566 · Fundraising $44,044$727,974
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,083 · Management $1,935 · Fundraising $4,743$14,761
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $975,018 · Management $139,813 · Fundraising $94,692$1,209,523
Part X · Balance sheet $1,055,962 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $236,942$278,243
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $391,536$398,506
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,753$6,756
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$4,378
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,945$5,390
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$9,234
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $309,827$349,455
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,000$4,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $956,003$1,055,962
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,537$9,917
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,599$34,479
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,136$44,396
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $866,867$1,008,979
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$2,587
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $866,867$1,011,566
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $956,003$1,055,962
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,011,566 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,313,773
XI-2 Total expenses$1,209,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,250
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$866,867
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$31,399
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$9,050
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,011,566

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