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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOCIETY FOR PRESERVATION & ENCOURMT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING AMER.

Totals

Total revenue
$191,729
Total expenses
$155,385
Contributions and grants received
$44,828
Grants paid
$22,329
Program service revenue
$142,069
Investment income
$4,832
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$205,230
Total liabilities, end of year
$225
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$205,005
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$149,735
Management and general expenses
$5,398
Fundraising expenses
$252
Program service expenses (Part III)
$149,735

Program services were 96.4% 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)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $44,828

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Music Programs

    total $75,141 · related or exempt $75,141 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Music Education

    total $37,145 · related or exempt $37,145 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

    total $29,783 · related or exempt $29,783 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,832 · related or exempt $4,832 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

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

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · 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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $13,765 · program services $13,765

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,564 · program services $8,564

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $746 · management and general $746

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $264 · management and general $264

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $330 · management and general $330

  • 17 · Travel

    total $25,970 · program services $23,071 · management and general $2,899

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $104,296 · program services $104,296

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $1,118 · management and general $1,118

  • 24a · Other expenses: State Charity Registration Fees

    total $235 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $235

  • 24b · Other expenses: PayPal Fees on Contributions

    total $17 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $17

  • 24c · Other expenses: Other Expenses not included above

    total $80 · program services $39 · management and general $41 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $45,686 · end of year $39,422

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $122,975 · end of year $165,808

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $225

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $128,656 · end of year $161,444

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $40,005 · end of year $43,561

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The 1800 artist/members of the Mid-Atlantic District of the Barbershop Harmony Society bring joy to the lives of those we touch. The District brings together people of all ages and experience, cultivates extraordinary singing and showmanship, promotes fellowship and camaraderie, and makes a difference in people's lives. Through public performance, vocal instruction, support of music education at all age levels in communities from New York to Virginia, we are making the music that's making a difference.

  • Music Programs: The Mid-Atlantic District produces three to four conventions every year, where District chapter choruses and registered quartets compete to qualify for District honors and to compete at annual international conventions. In 2023 around 1500 friends, family and fans attended these conventions. The District qualified six choruses and eight quartets for international competition. Contests are adjudicated by certified judges who donate their time and effort to evaluate the artists and help them improve their artistry. After the contest, the judges provide feedback and coaching to the competitors, which is a significant component of the contest experience.

    Expenses $76,937 · Revenue $77,417

  • Music Education: Dozens of highly qualified volunteers conduct educational programs targeted at all age levels. The largest program, Harmony College East (HCE), offering more than 40 classes and seminars during a 3-day weekend event attended by more than 160 men and women of all ages. Students, including music educators, directors, arrangers and enthusiasts, learn singing, quarteting, composition, arranging, show production and directors sharpen their directing skills. This year, seven HCE full scholarships were provided to music educators encouraging future youth participation. The District also supported a couple of youth festivals. Coaching support was provided to quartets and chapter choruses through a grant program that offsets a portion of the coach's expenses. The District also supports the certification of judges for contests. In 2023, fifteen participants were sent to the BHS school for certification.

    Expenses $68,498 · Grants $18,028 · Revenue $37,221

  • Competitor Support: The District supports its high-achieving quartets and choruses that participate in events at the international level. In 2023 the District provided $4,300 to 5 choruses and 13 quartets.

    Expenses $4,300 · Grants $4,300

  • Leadership Education: In addition to music education, the District provides management and leadership training to chapter and District leadership. Historically, this has been through 2-3 Leadership Academies held across the District. The training sessions provide chapter leaders with the latest information and thinking on chapter management. In 2023, these activities were conducted virtually and recorded for future use. There was no revenue or expenses. The District also conducts activities to support training for Chapter Advocates.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sheryl Berlin

    Board Member at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Rafi Hasib

    Board Member at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Anne Bureau

    Board Member at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Tom Halley

    Board Member at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Steve Kirsch

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Stephen Banker

    Executive Vice President -partial year

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Steve Skolnick

    Executive Vice President -partial year

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • David Welter

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • David Kelly

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Robert Eckman

    Immediate Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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
2023
Filed
11 March 2024
IRS schema version
2023v4.0
Source object
202430729349301003

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