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← COLUMBIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF HOWARD COUNTY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COLUMBIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF HOWARD COUNTY.

Totals

Total revenue
$339,478
Total expenses
$336,006
Contributions and grants received
$227,270
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$109,958
Investment income
$2,250
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$170,728
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,741
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$155,987
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$251,751
Management and general expenses
$57,662
Fundraising expenses
$26,593
Program service expenses (Part III)
$251,751

Program services were 74.9% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $12,234

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $99,460

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $115,576

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Admissions

    total $97,756 · related or exempt $97,756 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Contract Services

    total $9,750 · related or exempt $9,750 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Program Underwriting

    total $2,350 · related or exempt $2,350 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Concessions

    total $102 · related or exempt $102 · 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 $2,250 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $2,250

  • 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

    $12,234

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

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

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

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

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $115,829 · program services $72,424 · management and general $25,182 · fundraising $18,223

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

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

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,011 · program services $1,784 · management and general $698 · fundraising $529

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,319 · program services $4,911 · management and general $1,974 · fundraising $1,434

  • 11a · Fees: management

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

  • 11b · Fees: legal

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

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,575 · program services $0 · management and general $2,575 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

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

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $423 · program services $0 · management and general $423 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $64,745 · program services $64,745 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $24,925 · program services $24,925 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,502 · program services $0 · management and general $16,343 · fundraising $1,159

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,408 · program services $3,000 · management and general $408 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $8,842 · program services $8,842 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $52,957 · program services $45,087 · management and general $7,120 · fundraising $750

  • 17 · Travel

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

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

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

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

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

  • 20 · Interest

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

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

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

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

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

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,824 · program services $885 · management and general $2,939 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Marketing

    total $11,832 · program services $11,832 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Catering

    total $8,997 · program services $4,499 · management and general $0 · fundraising $4,498

  • 24c · Other expenses: Concert Expenses

    total $8,817 · program services $8,817 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $61,795 · end of year $34,881

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 · end 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 $1,798 · end of year $0

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

    $37,732

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

    $37,732

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $105,451 · end of year $135,847

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $36,355 · end of year $9,175

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,261 · end of year $5,566

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $124,428 · end of year $155,987

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

See Schedule O.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Columbia Orchestra's mission is to foster lifelong appreciation of, enthusiasm for, and participation in music.

  • The Columbia Orchestra performs concerts for educational purposes to foster lifelong appreciation of, enthusiasm for, and participation in music.

    Expenses $251,751 · Revenue $109,958

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth Berman

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Audrey Johnson

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Elaine Newall

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Bruce Kuehne

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Robin Atkins

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Doug Burian

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Deborah Chen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Colleen Daly

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Illana Heintz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dan Longo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Kaitlin Rainwater Lovett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Barbara Russell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Melissa Sandlin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Anne Ward

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • George Wilson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

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
5 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531319349300453

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