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← MASTER CHORALE OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by MASTER CHORALE OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$694,609
Total expenses
$661,132
Contributions and grants received
$499,600
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$193,480
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,529
Total assets, end of year
$337,698
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,233
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$318,465
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$427,597
Management and general expenses
$177,022
Fundraising expenses
$56,513
Program service expenses (Part III)
$427,597

Program services were 64.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $257,566

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $242,034

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,429

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Musical Performances

    total $154,935 · related or exempt $154,935 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $38,545 · related or exempt $38,545 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $115

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $115 · related or exempt $115 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Interest Income

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,414 · related or exempt $1,414 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,414

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $220,482 · program services $95,654 · management and general $124,828 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $41,745 · fundraising $41,745

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $77,117 · program services $77,117

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $48,866 · management and general $48,866

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,600 · management and general $1,199 · fundraising $2,401

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,871 · program services $1,149 · management and general $574 · fundraising $1,148

  • 24a · Other expenses: Professional Musicians

    total $158,811 · program services $158,811 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Event Expenses

    total $7,322 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $7,322

  • 24c · Other expenses: Concert Expenses

    total $92,849 · program services $92,849 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Credit Card and Bank Fees

    total $5,381 · program services $2,017 · management and general $2,017 · fundraising $1,347

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,088 · management and general -$462 · fundraising $2,550

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $12,447 · end of year $16,240

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $343,940 · end of year $175,352

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,000 · end of year $30,100

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,360 · end of year $6,006

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $110,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,509 · end of year $19,233

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $71,250 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $282,988 · end of year $318,465

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

To present choral music concerts of the highest musical excellence, promote the art of choral singing, serve a diverse population, be recognized as a premier choral organization locally and beyond, and foster in audiences the unity and joy expressed through the common language of singing.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To present choral music concerts of the highest musical excellence, promote the art of choral singing, serve a diverse population, be recognized as a premier choral organization locally and beyond and foster in audiences the unity and joy expressed through the common language of singing

  • The organization held rehearsals and presented four series of choral concerts with orchestral musicians and soloists in two South Florida venues each series. Each of the organization's musical performances provided wonderful musical experiences for over 1,000 residents of South Florida. These performances included orchestral musicians and soloists renowned for their musical skills.

    Expenses $427,597 · Revenue $154,935

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brett Karlin

    Artistic Director/Conductor (ex-officio)

    Total calculated
    $79,350
    From this org
    $79,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kathy Sedlack

    Administrator

    Total calculated
    $37,583
    From this org
    $37,583
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30
  • Edward Gargiulo

    Executive Director (ex-officio)

    Total calculated
    $33,250
    From this org
    $33,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Bert Lutomski

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jenna Weisberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 10 related
  • Harriet Ottenheimer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • April Green

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gary Carlin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 10 related
  • Manny Berger

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Clint Bush

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jason Slatkin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Holly Strawbridge

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Dan Kaufman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ronald Herron

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Joseph Wert

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Carolyn DeSanti

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Mark Glickman

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
27 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202602089349300970

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