NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETY INC

EIN 13-6103602 · Singing & Choral Groups (A6B)

What they do

OUR MISSION AT THE NEW YORK CHORAL SOCIETY is to ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIFE of THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY BY SHARING WITH OUR AUDIENCES A RICH VARIETY of CHORAL MUSIC FROM CLASSIC to CONTEMPORARY PIECES, INCLUDING NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORKS, PERFORMED WITH PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA and SOLOISTS - FOSTERING INTEREST and PARTICIPATION IN CHORAL MUSIC THROUGH EDUCATION and COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ESPECIALLY for CHILDREN IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA - ACTING AS CHORAL MUSIC AMBASSADORS for THE PURPOSE of CULTURAL EXCHANGE AT HOME and ABROAD - PROVIDING OUR SINGERS WITH CHALLENGING, DIVERSE, and JOYFUL SINGING EXPERIENCES THAT ENABLE THEM to CONTRIBUTE to THE CULTURAL LIFE of THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $70.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders10 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

39.52%of revenue went to mission work70.5% of expenses · Program services

9.18%of revenue went to fundraising16.4% of expenses

$56.10spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.39%of revenue went to management and office costs13.2% of expenses

$1.33in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

93.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$1,390,659

Mission workProgram services$549,62739.52% of revenue70.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$102,8017.39% of revenue13.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$127,6799.18% of revenue16.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$610,55243.90% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$780,10756.10% 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: 70.5% mission · 13.2% management · 16.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 56.10% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 14.9% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.56% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 73.9% mission · 23.3% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.96% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 75.5% mission · 21.8% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.62% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 77.2% mission · 19.7% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.04% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 80.6% mission · 17.5% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.87% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 12.6% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.43% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 10.6% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.06% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,390,659

Expenses$780,107

Annual surplus $610,552 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)$549,627 · 70.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$102,801 · 13.2% of expenses

Fundraising$127,679 · 16.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,390,659

Expenses$780,107

Assets$1,033,806

Income$1,390,659

Contributions$1,294,837

Mission work (program services)$549,627

Fundraising$127,679

Management and general$102,801

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 (10)

CARL M ELLISONTRUSTEE

COREY KINGERTRUSTEE

DARIN ARITATREASURER

DAVID MUNKITTRICKSECRETARY

GARY PAICHAIRMAN

JOANNA A GROSSMANTRUSTEE

KAREN ARTZ ASHTRUSTEE

MICHAEL ROOSTRUSTEE

MICHAEL F COLOSICHAIRMAN EMERITUS

ROBERT CARPENTERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1986
Location: 119 W 57TH ST STE 1215, NEW YORK, NY 10019-2400
County: New York
In care of: GARY PAI
Primary officer: GARY PAI, CHAIRMAN

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 289-1262

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: June 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BAHARESTANI & RITT LLP
NTEE classification: Singing & Choral Groups (A6B)
IRS tax category: Singing & Choral Groups