Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$2,703,652

Total expenses

$2,805,915

Contributions and grants received

$2,273,096

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$464,494

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

-$33,938

Total assets, end of year

$7,109,672

Total liabilities, end of year

$94,070

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$7,015,602

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,384,050

Management and general expenses

$324,072

Fundraising expenses

$97,793

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,384,050

Program services were 85.0% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• SING FOR HOPE'S EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES DYNAMIC ARTS CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND STANDARDS-BASED INITIATIVES THAT INSPIRE POSITIVE ACTION AND UPLIFT YOUTH, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM IS CENTERED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S SIGNATURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG) ARTS CURRICULUM, ITS CREATIVE-SERVICE-LEARNING CURRICULUM THAT USES THE ARTS TO DRIVE AWARENESS AND ACTION FOR THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, SEVENTEEN INTERLINKED OBJECTIVES ADOPTED BY THE UN IN 2020 TO SERVE AS "A SHARED BLUEPRINT FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET." THE ORGANIZATION'S SDG ARTS CURRICULUM IS DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SCHOOLS, AMANI SING FOR HOPE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, SELECT INTERNATIONAL PILOT CAMPUSES, AND (STARTING IN FY24/FY25) SING FOR HOPE SCHOOL CLUBS, THE ORGANIZATION'S SCHOOL-BASED REPLICATION VEHICLE FOR LOCAL OWNERSHIP AND INNOVATION.

  Expenses $487,688 · Revenue $180,600

• SING FOR HOPE'S PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PROGRAM PRODUCES RESEARCH-BASED CREATIVE INTERVENTIONS, PERFORMANCES, AND CURATED CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THAT PROMOTE WELLNESS AND CONNECTION IN HEALTHCARE CENTERS, LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, TREATMENT CENTERS, AND PUBLIC SPACES. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS ENCOMPASS BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ARTS EXPERIENCES, AND ARE DESIGNED TO AFFECT SYSTEMS CHANGE AND BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES.

  Expenses $1,265,626 · Revenue $26,507

• FROM THE BRONX TO BEIRUT, THE SING FOR HOPE PIANOS PROGRAM IS A GLOBAL ARTS INITIATIVE THAT CREATES ARTIT-DESIGNED PIANOS; PLACES THEM IN PUBLIC SPACES FOR ANYONE AND EVERYONE TO ENJOY; THEN TRANSPORTS AND ACTIVATES THEM YEAR-ROUND IN PERMANENT HOMES IN SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, TRANSIT HUBS, REFUGEE CAMPS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROVIDED MORE PIANOS FOR UNDER-RESOURCED PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD.

  Expenses $630,736 · Revenue $257,387

• SING FOR HOPE'S CULTURAL DIPLOMACY PROGRAM PROVIDES CREATIVE ADVOCACY, LEADERSHIP, AND PROGRAM DESIGN THAT DRIVE THE INTEGRATION OF THE ARTS IN POLICY, PEACE-BUILDING, AND GLOBAL CONVENINGS ON SOCIAL CHANGE. IN ADDITION TO CURATING THE FIRST-EVER ARTS PANEL AT THE SKOLL WORLD FORUM FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY IN 2013, THE ORGANIZATION HAS PRESENTED CULTURAL DIPLOMACY PROGRAMMING FOR ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING ASPEN IDEAS FESTIVAL, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, THE FLETCHER SCHOOL AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY, THE KENNEDY CENTER, AND THE UNITED NATIONS, WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS PARTNERED WITH UNICEF AND THE HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM SINCE 2020. THE ORGANIZATION IS THE OFFICIAL CULTURAL PARTNER OF THE WORLD SUMMIT OF NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES. SING FOR HOPE'S CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS ITS SIGNATURE "POWER SOURCE" THAT COURSES THROUGH ALL OF ITS PROGRAMMING, DEVELOPING AND DIRECTING CULTURAL WORKERS TO BUILD HAPPIER, HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. THE PROGRAM TRAINS AND SUPPORTS ARTISTS AS CREATIVE PLACEMAKERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, DELIVERING INCREASED CONNECTION, WELLBEING, SAFETY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT REFRAMES THE VALUE PROPOSITION OF THE ARTS FOR THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA WITH INNOVATIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT EXTEND OUR CREATIVE INDUSTRY BEYOND TRADITIONAL THEATRICAL AND MUSEUM MODELS. WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, THE ORGANIZATION'S CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BENEFITS MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS AND PROVIDES SYSTEM-WIDE IMPACT.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2022

Filed

24 April 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202431169349302353

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