Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$111,899

Total expenses

$108,355

Contributions and grants received

$129,180

Grants paid

$2,475

Program service revenue

$6,153

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

$168

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

-$23,602

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$26,098

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,000

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$25,098

Program service expenses (Part III)

$80,057

Program services were 73.9% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

• WITH FEELING AND MUSIC IS A COLLABORATIVELY CREATED AND PRODUCED PROGRAM USING CHAMBER MUSIC TO TEACH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL). IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW ORLEANS-BASED NONPROFIT KID SMART, LYRICA BAROQUE HAS INTEGRATED CHAMBER MUSIC INTO KID SMART'S "WITH FEELING" CURRICULUM. THE EMERGENCE OF SEL IN K-12 SETTINGS, COUPLED WITH THE NEAR ABSENCE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC EDUCATION CALLS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE TOOL THAT LEVERAGES ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND SEL SKILL BUILDING TO RESTORE AND REVITALIZE CLASSROOM EDUCATION, AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AS THEY NAVIGATE A COMPLEX SOCIAL WORLD, ESPECIALLY POST-COVID. THE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ADAPTED INTO A MULTIMEDIA FORMAT, EACH LESSON BEING PAIRED WITH SONGS COMPOSED, ARRANGED, AND RECORDED BY LYRICA BAROQUE MUSICIANS. 2024 BROUGHT GROWTH AND EXPANSION TO THE PROJECT INCLUDING TEACHING ARTIST AND MUSICIAN TRAINING SESSIONS TO INCREASE OUR ROSTER OF ARTISTS FACILITATING GREATER FLEXIBILITY OF SCHEDULING WITH SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS.

  Expenses $10,160

• SINCE 2014 NOLA CHAMBER FEST HAS ENCOURAGED, INSPIRED, AND MOTIVATED MUSICIANS THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF TIGHT-KNIT COLLABORATION AND ARTISTIC INDEPENDENCE THAT ONLY CHAMBER MUSIC CAN OFFER. THE PROGRAM LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL-AGED MUSICIANS, COLLEGE AND GRADUATE ENSEMBLES, AND TODAY'S TOP EMERGING PROFESSIONAL TALENT. COLLABORATIVELY PRESENTED BY LYRICA BAROQUE, THE NEW ORLEANS FRIENDS OF MUSIC, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, NOLA CHAMBER FEST SERVES AS A MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITY. OUR NATIONAL COMPETITION ATTRACTS TALENT LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. 2024 MARKED THE FESTIVAL'S TENTH ANNIVERSARY AND THE FIRST TIME FINALISTS TRAVELED TO NEW ORLEANS TO PERFORM LIVE. PRIZES FOR FINALISTS AND WINNING ENSEMBLES INCLUDES PAID RESIDENCIES IN NEW ORLEANS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. 2022 WAS THE INAUGURAL YEAR OF CREATIVITY DAY, A DAY PRESENTED AS PART OF NOLA CHAMBER FEST THAT SPECIFICALLY REACHES LOCAL YOUTH AND MUSIC EDUCATORS LOOKING TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR CURRICULUM AND TAKE THEIR MUSIC EDUCATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL THROUGH CHAMBER MUSIC. CREATIVITY DAY 2024 HAD OUR HIGHEST NUMBER OF STUDENT AND EDUCATOR PARTICIPANTS TO DATE WITH 40 YOUTH AND 7 EDUCATORS PARTICIPATING.

  Expenses $29,712

• LYRICA BAROQUE'S CORE VALUES INCLUDE THE DEEP BELIEF THAT CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE HAS THE POWER TO IGNITE, UPLIFT AND HEAL COMMUNITIES, EXPOSING EACH OF US TO OUR INNERMOST SELVES AND HUMANNESS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS HAD MANY MEMORABLE CONCERTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ESPLANADE STUDIOS, THE URSULINE CONVENT IN THE FRENCH QUARTER, MULTIPLE GULF SOUTH TOURS, LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND AT CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION IN NEW YORK. LYRICA BAROQUE HAS HAD A LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL, PRESENTING A FREE WINTER CONCERT TO NEW ORLEANS EACH YEAR FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS ATTRACTING AUDIENCES OF OVER 400 EACH YEAR. THIS PERFORMANCE IS SUPPORTED BY THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FOUNDATION AND INSPIRES FAMILIES TO ATTEND CONCERTS WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD OTHER CLASSICAL MUSIC HOLIDAY CONCERTS BEING PRESENTED IN THE CITY. WE ALSO PRESENT A SUMMER CONCERT EACH YEAR BRINGING TOGETHER WORLD-RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS WITH CELEBRATED LOCAL NEW ORLEANS ARTISTS. OUR SUMMER CONCERT ANNUALLY DRAWS A CROWD OF APPROXIMATELY 300 PEOPLE. COVID PERFORMANCES INCLUDED OUR FIRST EVER LIVESTREAM OF OUR WINTER CONCERT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND AN OUTDOOR CONCERT FEATURING LATIN AMERICAN MUSICIANS AND CHAMBER MUSIC. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A PERFORMANCE WITH THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING HARLEM QUARTET, A SIDE-BY-SIDE COMMUNITY CONCERT WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT THE MARIGNY OPERA HOUSE, AND THE NEW ORLEANS PREMIERE OF ISABELLA LEONARDA'S SONATA TERZA. IN 2024 WE COMMISSIONED NEW MUSIC FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM LATINX COMPOSERS FOR OUR MULTICULTURAL SOUNDS OF LOUISIANA PROJECT. THE PROJECT CULMINATED IN A SIDE-BY-SIDE CONCERT WITH STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AT THE NEW MARIGNY THEATRE AND INCLUDED THE WORLD PREMIERE'S OF TWO BRAND NEW CHAMBER WORKS. LYRICA BAROQUE'S PERFORMANCES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS CURRENTLY REACH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND ADULT AMATEUR MUSICIANS REPRESENTING ALL RACES, ECONOMIC STATUS, GENDERS, AND ETHNICITIES.

  Expenses $40,185

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2024

Filed

1 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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