Left Coast Chamber Ensemble INC

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 94-3233472Revenue $251K in FY2025

On file with the IRSleftcoastensemble.org55 Taylor St, 94102-3916 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Apr 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Left Coast Chamber Ensemble (LCCE) is a consortium of 15 Bay Area musicians who create exciting performances of all types of music for all types of audiences. We work as a cohesive collective of artists who share values of integrity, quality, inclusion, service, curiosity, and advocacy. LCCE embraces a dialogue between music of the present together with musical influences of the past, combining a vast repertoire into thematic performances in our established and well-received concert series. We are also committed to continuing and evolving our broad-based education program, sponsoring our annual composition contest, and collaborating with current and diverse artists, thinkers, and scholars.LCCE brings all types of music including small ensemble, vocal, orchestral, multi-media, and operatic productions to our listeners, conveying an essential and profound experience. With Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, nothing is out of bounds, and anything is possible.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 14 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $21K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$251K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$251K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$251K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$189K
FY2022$174K
FY2023$241K
FY2024$245K
FY2025$251K
Expenses
$251K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$170K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$235K
FY2024$245K
FY2025$251K
Net assets
$54K
FY2025▼ -40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$45K
FY2022$30K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$89K
FY2025$54K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1996.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $189K Management & general 15% · $39K Fundraising 9% · $23K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kurt Rohde’s $38 as Musician Rep is at the 0th 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.

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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

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Presents diverse musical performances and educational programs for all audiences.

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1 program · $189K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Left coast chamber ensemble presents a seasonal concert series across the san francisco bay area including free community events throughout the year and holds an annual composition contest for early-career composers.

$189Kprogram expense

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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 3 funders$21K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$251K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$189K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$54K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Government grantsLn 1e$58K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$139
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$251K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$54K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$97K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$89K$54K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$159K$116K$24K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$642$347$275$20
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$26K$0$150
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$307$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$714$714$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K$0$0
TravelLn 17$350$350$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$797$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$8K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$189K$39K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $251K$251K$0$54K 990 PDF
FY2024 $245K$245K$26$89K 990 PDF
FY2023 $241K$235K$7K$85K 990 PDF
FY2022 $174K$189K−$15K$30K 990 PDF
FY2021 $189K$170K$19K$45K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $251,108 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $217,491$204,564
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,347$40,398
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $114$139
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,295$6,007
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $245,247$251,108
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $160,858$172,454
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $84,363$78,654
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $245,221$251,108
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26$0
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $251,108 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,750
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$58,385
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$137,429
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,564
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$40,398
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$139
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,987
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$20
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$251,108
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,108 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $116,406 · Management $23,650 · Fundraising $18,214$158,570
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $347 · Management $275 · Fundraising $20$642
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,936 · Management $1,348 · Fundraising $1,458$13,242
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,400 · Fundraising $0$7,400
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,825 · Management $0 · Fundraising $150$25,975
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,755 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,755
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $307 · Fundraising $1,057$1,364
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,580 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,580
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $714 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$714
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,770 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,770
IX-17 TravelPrograms $350 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$350
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $797 · Management $3,542 · Fundraising $0$4,339
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,047 · Management $2,202 · Fundraising $2,158$12,407
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $188,527 · Management $38,724 · Fundraising $23,057$251,108
Part X · Balance sheet $66,041 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,297$39,726
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $602$15,135
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $36,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,931$10,091
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,089
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $96,830$66,041
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,873$9,125
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,023$3,125
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year −$1,244$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,652$12,250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,178$19,178
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,000$34,614
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $89,178$53,792
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $96,830$66,042
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $53,791 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$251,108
XI-2 Total expenses$251,108
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$89,178
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$35,386
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$53,791

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