ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK

EIN 13-1136460

What they do

OUR MISSION is to CONTRIBUTE to THE CULTURAL FABRIC of NEW YORK CITY THROUGH PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of BOTH CLASSICAL and CONTEMPORARY CHORAL WORKS AT THE HIGHEST MUSICAL STANDARDS. WE ARE COMMITTED to THE MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT of MEMBERS, AUDIENCE and ARTISTS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $82.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders26 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

75.32%of revenue went to mission work82.9% of expenses · Program services

0.90%of revenue went to fundraising1.0% of expenses

$90.84spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

14.62%of revenue went to management and office costs16.1% of expenses

$1.56in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

44.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$907,031

Mission workProgram services$683,14375.32% of revenue82.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$132,64414.62% of revenue16.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$8,1210.90% of revenue1.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$83,1239.16% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$823,90890.84% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 82.9% mission · 16.1% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.84% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.9% mission · 16.0% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.12% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 89.7% mission · 9.5% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 134.53% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 90.1% mission · 9.0% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.99% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 82.6% mission · 16.6% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.39% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 89.5% mission · 8.8% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.29% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 95.2% mission · 3.9% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.10% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 93.9% mission · 5.5% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.88% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$907,031

Expenses$823,908

Annual surplus $83,123 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$683,143 · 82.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$132,644 · 16.1% of expenses

Fundraising$8,121 · 1.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$907,031

Expenses$823,908

Assets$1,284,364

Income$979,842

Contributions$399,677

Mission work (program services)$683,143

Fundraising$8,121

Management and general$132,644

Stocks and bonds$1,214,775

Accounting fees$14,107

Investing fees$6,360

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (26)

JANET PLUCKNETTVICE PRESIDENT

WILLIAM FORSYTHVICE PRESIDENT

SUSAN ZWANGERDIRECTOR

ROBERT CONLEYDIRECTOR

OSCAR VALLEJODIRECTOR

MARY VAUGHNDIRECTOR

LISA WATERWORTHDIRECTOR

LESLIE AUSTINASSISTANT TREASURER

KATRIN NAELAPAADIRECTOR

KATHERINE S CAHILLDIRECTOR

JENNIFER HERRINGCHAIR

JENNIFER COURYDIRECTOR

JAY JACOBSONDIRECTOR

ALAN MELTZERTREASURER

GYASI BARBERPRESIDENT

EVAN FEINDIRECTOR

ERIN FLANNERYDIRECTOR

ELKE D RASKOBVICE PRESIDENT

ELIZABETH SIMPSONVICE PRESIDENT

DOUGLAS HARRISONDIRECTOR

DEIRDRE SCHELLSECRETARY

DEBORAH BRADLEY-KRAMERDIRECTOR

CLOUD HUTERDIRECTOR

CHRISTINA GONZALEZDIRECTOR

CHARLES STEWARTDIRECTOR

ANGEL GARDNERDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1925
Location: 450 LEXINGTON AVE UNIT 90, NEW YORK, NY 10163-9603
County: New York
In care of: Alan Meltzer
Primary officer: Alan Meltzer, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 400-7255 Officer phone(917) 654-1215

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990