Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,143,952
- Total expenses
- $1,866,151
- Contributions and grants received
- $469,819
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $635,107
- Investment income
- $39,026
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,190,384
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $214,717
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $975,667
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,267,079
- Management and general expenses
- $435,999
- Fundraising expenses
- $163,073
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,267,079
Program services were 67.9% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$122,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$347,819
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$19,743
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2a · Program service revenue: Education
total $91,974 · related or exempt $91,974
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2b · Program service revenue: Media Income
total $78,270 · related or exempt $78,270
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2c · Program service revenue: Performance income
total $447,317 · related or exempt $447,317
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2d · Program service revenue: Tour/production/other
total $17,546 · related or exempt $17,546
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3 · Investment income
total $39,026 · excluded $39,026
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $180,596 · program services $136,757 · management and general $10,960 · fundraising $32,879
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $260,955 · program services $144,380 · management and general $26,629 · fundraising $89,946
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $63,795 · program services $36,893 · management and general $10,622 · fundraising $16,280
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $37,731 · program services $24,024 · management and general $3,212 · fundraising $10,495
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $27,962 · program services $11,117 · management and general $16,845
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $40,289 · management and general $40,289
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $641,023 · program services $494,978 · management and general $144,420 · fundraising $1,625
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $76,790 · program services $41,588 · management and general $34,352 · fundraising $850
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13 · Office expenses
total $9,189 · program services $91 · management and general $9,082 · fundraising $16
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14 · Information technology
total $6,154 · management and general $6,154
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15 · Royalties
total $11,409 · program services $11,409
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16 · Occupancy
total $75,112 · program services $374 · management and general $74,738
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17 · Travel
total $275,455 · program services $258,200 · management and general $10,892 · fundraising $6,363
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $4,547 · program services $323 · management and general $4,011 · fundraising $213
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20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $7,337 · management and general $7,337
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23 · Insurance
total $22,900 · management and general $22,900
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24a · Other expenses: Production
total $104,178 · program services $97,410 · management and general $4,599 · fundraising $2,169
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24b · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions
total $5,763 · program services $825 · management and general $4,938
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24c · Other expenses: Service charges and fees
total $5,192 · program services $2,395 · management and general $1,659 · fundraising $1,138
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24d · Other expenses: Taxes and licenses
total $5,127 · program services $4,852 · management and general $275
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24e · All other expenses
total $4,647 · program services $1,463 · management and general $2,085 · fundraising $1,099
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $578,199 · end of year $53,504
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $433,584 · end of year $233,316
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $113,562 · end of year $130,994
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $192,724 · end of year $201,568
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $9,360 · end of year $33,856
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$137,122
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$132,036
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $12,423 · end of year $5,086
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $590,069 · end of year $532,060
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $222,854 · end of year $194,422
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $13,500 · end of year $20,295
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $947,579 · end of year $721,587
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $745,988 · end of year $254,080
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FOR 50 YEARS, SAN FRANCISCOS KRONOS QUARTET/KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION HAS PURSUED A SINGULAR ARTISTIC VISION. {Continued on Schedule O}
Activities or mission (Part I)
KRONOS EXISTS TO CREATE, PERFORM, AND PROMOTE MUSIC FROM A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE THAT RESPONDS TO THE WORLD WE SHARE AND EXPANDS THE UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC'S ROLE AS A POWERFUL FORCE IN SOCIETY.
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PERFORMANCES: THE KRONOS QUARTET TOURS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS EACH YEAR ACROSS THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD, PERFORMING IN CONCERT HALLS, UNIVERSITIES, OUTDOOR VENUES, AND FESTIVALS. IN 2023/2024 KRONOS CELEBRATED ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY WITH 50 OFFICIAL EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS CONCERTS IN CANADA, THE NETHERLANDS, FRANCE, TURKEY, MEXICO, GERMANY AND OTHER LOCATIONS. KRONOS PERFORMS REGULARLY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WITH APPEARANCES AT STANFORDS BING CONCERT HALL, UC BERKELEYS ZELLERBACH HALL, AND MARINS RANCHO NICASIO, AMONG OTHERS. IN APRIL 2025, KPAA RETURNED TO SAN FRANCISCOS SFJAZZ CENTER TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL KRONOS FESTIVAL FEATURING KRONOS AND MANY GUEST ARTISTS.
Expenses $829,589 · Revenue $464,862
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PRESERVATION: IN APRIL 2024 IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT KPAA HAS GIFTED THE KRONOS ARCHIVE TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS THE LARGEST LIBRARY IN THE WORLD SECURING ACCESS TO THE KRONOS QUARTET/KRONOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSOCIATION LEGACY IN PERPETUITY. KRONOS EXPANSIVE DISCOGRAPHY ON NONESUCH RECORDS AND OTHER LABELS INCLUDES ALBUMS SUCH AS PIECES OF AFRICA (1992), A SHOWCASE OF AFRICAN COMPOSERS; KRONOS QUARTET: 25 YEARS (1998), A TEN-DISC ANTHOLOGY; AND THREE GRAMMY-WINNING ALBUMS: ALBAN BERGS LYRIC SUITE (2003), FEATURING RENOWNED SOPRANO DAWN UPSHAW; LANDFALL (2018) WITH LAURIE ANDERSON; AND TERRY RILEYS SUN RINGS (2019). (Continued on Schedule O)
Expenses $322,301 · Revenue $71,016
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EDUCATION: KRONOS PROVIDES MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN JANUARY 2015, KPAA LAUNCHED KRONOS FIFTY FOR THE FUTURE, AN INITIATIVE WHICH HAS COMMISSIONED 50 NEW WORKS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS AND EMERGING PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. KRONOS PREMIERED, RECORDED, AND PUBLISHED EACH PIECE, AND CREATED COMPANION MATERIALS INCLUDING SHEET MUSIC, RECORDINGS, INTERVIEWS, AND NOTES, WHICH ARE PROVIDED ONLINE FOR FREE. IN 2021/22 KPAA RELEASED THE FINAL SET OF WORKS TO COMPLETE THE COLLECTION. KPAA ALSO CONTINUED THE ANNUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM KRONOS MUSIC: THE FUTURE IS NOW, A VIRTUAL RESIDENCY FOR MORE THAN 100 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS FIVE STATES AND CANADA. KPAA ALSO ADVISES OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
Expenses $60,946 · Revenue $91,974
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CREATION: KPAA HAS COMMISSIONED MORE THAN 1,000 NEW WORKS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR KRONOS SINCE THE QRTETS FOUNDING. KRONOS ALSO CREATES AND PERFORMS COLLABORATIVE STAGED WORKS, INCLUDING THE LIVE DOCUMENTARY A THOUSAND THOUGHTS AND THE EVENING-LENGTH WORK AT WAR WITH OURSELVES 400 YEARS OF YOU. COUNTLESS WORKS COMMISSIONED BY KRONOS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY OTHER ARTISTS, AND MANY OF KRONOS RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN USED IN DANCE, THEATER, TELEVISION, FILM, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND ADVERTISING.
Expenses $54,243 · Revenue $7,255
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Preservation: Continued from Form 990 Page 2KRONOS RECENT RELEASES INCLUDE ONE EARTH, ONE PEOPLE, ONE LOVE: KRONOS PLAYS TERRY RILEY, (2015) A FIVE-DISC BOXED SET; FOLK SONGS (2017) FEATURING SAM AMIDON, OLIVIA CHANEY, RHIANNON GIDDENS, AND NATALIE MERCHANT SINGING TRADITIONAL FOLK SONGS; LONG TIME PASSING: KRONOS AND FRIENDS CELEBRATE PETE SEEGER (2020), AND MY LAI (2022).
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Janet Cowperthwaite
Exec Director
- Total calculated
- $141,575
- From this org
- $112,805
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,770
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Mason Dille
Dev Director
- Total calculated
- $110,905
- From this org
- $100,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,905
- Hours/week
- 40
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David Harrington
Member
- Total calculated
- $109,143
- From this org
- $108,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $643
- Hours/week
- 40
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Paul Wiancko
Member
- Total calculated
- $55,348
- From this org
- $48,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,348
- Hours/week
- 22
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Ann-Marie Daniels
Managing Dir
- Total calculated
- $7,500
- From this org
- $7,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Drew McCalley
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
-
Greg G Minshall
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jeanne Giordano
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Priscilla Stoyanof
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kenneth Foster
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Andrea Lunsford
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Evan Neff
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Vasudevan Panicker
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alice Wingwall
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sumiko Ito Allison
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Edward King
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202611359349311276
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