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← BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS ACADEMY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS ACADEMY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,106,574
Total expenses
$2,480,863
Contributions and grants received
$3,076,979
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$942,776
Investment income
$69,955
Other revenue
$16,864
Total assets, end of year
$5,870,949
Total liabilities, end of year
$285,735
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,585,214
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,775,145
Management and general expenses
$396,988
Fundraising expenses
$308,730
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,775,145

Program services were 71.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $104,346

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $177,220

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,795,413

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $206,889

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $742,805 · related or exempt $742,805

  • 2b · Program service revenue: BOX OFFICE REVENUE

    total $103,856 · related or exempt $103,856

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CONTRACTED PERFORMANCE FEES

    total $84,115 · related or exempt $84,115

  • 2d · Program service revenue: LICENSING REVENUE

    total $12,000 · related or exempt $12,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $99,643 · excluded $99,643

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,787,227

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,816,915

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$29,688

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$29,688 · excluded -$29,688

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $65,912

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $104,346

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $65,912

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,538

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $2,538 · related or exempt $2,538

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $14,326 · excluded $14,326

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $14,326

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $335,128 · program services $196,888 · management and general $117,504 · fundraising $20,736

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,147,129 · program services $866,044 · management and general $87,761 · fundraising $193,324

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $124,336 · program services $83,808 · management and general $17,642 · fundraising $22,886

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $103,873 · program services $71,568 · management and general $16,589 · fundraising $15,716

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $70,000 · management and general $70,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $26,120 · fundraising $26,120

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,879 · management and general $12,879

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $118,865 · program services $116,954 · management and general $1,911

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,708 · program services $16,608 · fundraising $6,100

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,912 · program services $45,771 · management and general $3,334 · fundraising $4,807

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $28,029 · program services $24,894 · management and general $2,419 · fundraising $716

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $94,374 · program services $82,507 · management and general $9,510 · fundraising $2,357

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,257 · program services $16,688 · management and general $7,142 · fundraising $427

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $63,929 · program services $55,938 · management and general $6,393 · fundraising $1,598

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,750 · program services $26,906 · management and general $3,075 · fundraising $769

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSE

    total $93,525 · program services $85,307 · fundraising $8,218

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $38,635 · program services $16,109 · management and general $19,262 · fundraising $3,264

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK AND PROCESSING FEE

    total $33,848 · program services $31,479 · management and general $677 · fundraising $1,692

  • 24d · Other expenses: CHORUS SUPPLIES

    total $22,092 · program services $22,092

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $36,474 · program services $15,584 · management and general $20,890

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $264,424 · end of year $369,473

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $131,210 · end of year $31,368

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $783,826 · end of year $342,242

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $33,081 · end of year $1,584

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,929 · end of year $44,729

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,995,055

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,670,077

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,377,113 · end of year $1,324,978

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,586,047 · end of year $3,756,575

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $167,757 · end of year $64,568

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $186,557 · end of year $209,153

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $12,014 · end of year $12,014

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,317,110 · end of year $1,954,158

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,501,192 · end of year $3,631,056

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER YOUNG SINGERS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THROUGH ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN CHORAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND THE CREATION OF NEW WORKS. BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS'S CITY-WIDE, MULTI-LEVEL TRAINING PROGRAM AND GRAMMY-WINNING ENSEMBLES ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR DISTINCTIVE SOUND AND VIRTUOSITY, BRINGING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO CHORAL PERFORMANCE THAT CROSSES BOUNDARIES AND DEFIES CONVENTION. WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS AND IMPACT IN THE FIELD, THE CHORUS SEEKS TO RAISE THE ARTISTIC PROFILE AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN CHORAL PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION BY FURTHERING ITS UNIQUE CROSS-CHORAL TRAINING METHODOLOGY AND BUILDING A DYNAMIC NEW REPERTOIRE FROM AN INCLUSIVE ROSTER OF COMPOSERS AND ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS IS A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING COLLECTIVE OF YOUNG VOICES LED BY VISIONARY FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DIANNE BERKUN MENAKER. THE CHORUS HAS COLLABORATED WITH AN IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS INCLUDING IN THIS SEASON ALONE, POP SUPERSTAR STING, MACARTHUR FELLOW CECILE MCLORRIN SALVANT, AND ACCLAIMED BASS-BARITONE DAVONE TINES AND IN PAST SEASONS THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC, LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, BARBRA STREISAND, ARCADE FIRE, SIR ELTON JOHN, THE NATIONAL, AND GRIZZLY BEAR.

  • CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE:FOUNDED IN 1992, THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS ACADEMY (BYC) IS DEDICATED TO OFFERING MUSIC TRAINING AND CHORAL PERFORMANCES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ITS STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. THROUGH MUSIC STUDY AND PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL PERFORMANCES, BYC UNITES CHILDREN OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND HELPS THEM DEVELOP INTO CONFIDENT AND EXPRESSIVE MUSICIANS AND INDIVIDUALS. BYC STRIVES TO ADVANCE THE ARTISTIC ROLE OF YOUTH CHORUSES THROUGH INNOVATIVE CONCERTS, COMMISSIONS AND ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS.IN 2023-2024, BYC PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION USING FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, DIANNE BERKUN MENAKER'S TRADEMARKED CROSS-CHORAL TRAINING PEDAGOGY. WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HEALTHY VOCAL DEVELOPMENT, MUSIC LITERACY, AND GROUP PERFORMANCE, BYC SERVED A DIVERSE POPULATION OF OVER 500 NYC STUDENTS AGES 5-18. BYC'S ROBUST PROGRAM OF CHORAL INSTRUCTION INCLUDED 21 CLASS SECTIONS ACROSS NINE LEVELS GROUPED BY AGE, SKILL, AND EXPERIENCE: SIX TRAINING DIVISION LEVELS AND THREE PERFORMING ENSEMBLES. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CHORAL INSTRUCTION, BYC OFFERED PRIVATE LESSONS IN VOICE AND PIANO AND A RANGE OF GROUP CLASSES AND SPECIAL WORKSHOPS INCLUDING MUSICIANSHIP, COLLEGE PANELS, AND VOCAL MASTERCLASSES. ARREON A. HARLEY-EMERSON JOINED THE ORGANIZATION AS ARTISTIC ADVISOR.BYC'S ROBUST PERFORMANCE SEASON INCLUDED 14 LIVE CONCERTS AND EVENTS REACHING AUDIENCES OF OVER 30,000 IN PARKS, PLAZAS AND MAJOR PERFORMING VENUES WHILE REACHING MANY MORE THROUGH ITS RECORDING PROJECTS. ALL BYC SINGERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM IN CLASSROOM SHOWCASES, SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES, AND/OR SELF-PRODUCED CONCERTS. THE PERFORMING ENSEMBLES ALSO PARTICIPATED IN EXCITING PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING PERFORMANCES AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL AND DAVID GEFFEN HALL, PERFORMING WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, AOIFE O'DONOVAN, AND DAVNE TINES, AND RECORDING WITH DJO AND OTHER EXCITING, YET-TO-BE-ANNOUNCED ROCK ARTISTS.THE CHORUS CONTINUED ITS GROUNDBREAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHORAL FIELD, PERFORMING WORLD PREMIERES OF SIX NEW WORKS BY COMPOSERS-IN-RESIDENCE YAZ LANCASTER AND ALEV LENZ, GIVING THE US PREMIERE OF KEYFRAMES FOR A HIPPOGRIFF BY OLGA NEUWIRTH WITH THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, AND COMMISSIONING A NEW CHORAL THEATER WORK BY PAOLA PRESTINI, JAD ABUMRAD, AND JESSICA GRINDSTAFF SET TO PREMIERE IN MAY 2025.THE BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS HAS AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGED BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND OVERSIGHT AND PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES TO HELP SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. AS PART OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, THE BOARD REGULARLY REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.

    Expenses $1,775,145 · Revenue $945,314

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jessica Holloway

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kara Hailey

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nicolas Grabar

    TREASURER (AS OF JAN 24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Claire Marble

    TREASURER (TO DEC 23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kathleen Emberger

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dianne Berkun Menaker

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $197,229
    From this org
    $165,947
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,282
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,947
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,282
    Filer's total
    $197,229

  • Jacqeline Aguanno

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lauren Ashcraft

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katherine Bartholomaus

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anne Wenk Cashion

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marie Derosa

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Naomi Gardner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tracy Garrison-Feinberg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nancy James

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anna McNeil

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gertjan Meijer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Samuel Nana-Sinkam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Rockey

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jonathan Rouner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Grace Row

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Johari Jenkins-Taylor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amanda Van Doorene

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Megan Lemley

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $135,993
    From this org
    $124,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,902
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531339349302703

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