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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by VOCALESSENCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,038,892
Total expenses
$2,194,897
Contributions and grants received
$1,338,763
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$228,924
Investment income
$471,667
Other revenue
-$462
Total assets, end of year
$8,715,225
Total liabilities, end of year
$154,569
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,560,656
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,708,421
Management and general expenses
$189,096
Fundraising expenses
$297,380
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,708,421

Program services were 77.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $70,983

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,267,780

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE REVENUE

    total $228,924 · related or exempt $228,924

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $156,495 · excluded $156,495

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,322,831

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $5,007,659

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $315,172

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $315,172 · excluded $315,172

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $500

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,362

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$862 · excluded -$862

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $400 · related or exempt $400

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $400

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $449,510 · program services $287,403 · management and general $63,222 · fundraising $98,885

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $459,641 · program services $293,880 · management and general $64,647 · fundraising $101,114

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $79,314 · program services $50,711 · management and general $11,155 · fundraising $17,448

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $81,067 · program services $51,832 · management and general $11,402 · fundraising $17,833

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $82,534 · program services $52,770 · management and general $11,608 · fundraising $18,156

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,170 · program services $7,781 · management and general $1,712 · fundraising $2,677

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,336 · program services $2,133 · management and general $469 · fundraising $734

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,831 · program services $3,728 · management and general $820 · fundraising $1,283

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $63,275 · program services $40,456 · management and general $8,899 · fundraising $13,920

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,491 · program services $13,740 · management and general $3,023 · fundraising $4,728

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,967 · program services $5,734 · management and general $1,261 · fundraising $1,972

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,863 · program services $2,470 · management and general $543 · fundraising $850

  • 24a · Other expenses: PERFORMANCE EXPENSE

    total $852,256 · program services $849,978 · management and general $258 · fundraising $2,020

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA

    total $51,618 · program services $33,003 · management and general $7,260 · fundraising $11,355

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $8,824 · program services $5,642 · management and general $1,241 · fundraising $1,941

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DUES

    total $7,896 · program services $5,048 · management and general $1,111 · fundraising $1,737

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,304 · program services $2,112 · management and general $465 · fundraising $727

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $34,716 · end of year $8,600

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $276,675 · end of year $21,150

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $757,657 · end of year $355,545

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,498 · end of year $11,066

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $37,212 · end of year $207,961

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

    $213,211

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

    $213,211

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,967 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,476,056 · end of year $8,110,903

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $83,864 · end of year $85,371

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $69,198

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,880,694 · end of year $3,467,298

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,637,223 · end of year $5,093,358

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

VOCALESSENCE CHAMPIONS CHORAL MUSIC OF ALL GENRES, CELEBRATING THE VOCAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCES COMMISSIONING OF NEW MUSIC, AND ENGAGING WITH DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

VOCALESSENCE DRAWS UPON THE POWER OF SINGING TOGETHER TO NURTURE COMMUNITY, INSPIRE CREATIVITY, AFFIRM THE VALUE OF ALL PERSONS, AND EXPAND THE INFLUENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC.

  • ARTISTIC SERIES - THE ARTISTIC SERIES FEATURED 8 CONCERTS INVOLVING OUR 32-MEMBER PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE SINGERS, OUR 120-VOICE VOLUNTEER CHORUS, OUR 45-MEMBER TEENAGE CHOIR (SOTA), OUR 60-MEMBER VINTAGE VOICES OLDER ADULT CHOIR, GUEST ARTISTS OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, AND PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL MUSICIANS, ALL LED BY THE VOCALESSENCE ARTISTIC STAFF. THE CONCERTS WERE PERFORMED AT NOTABLE VENUES AROUND THE TWIN CITIES INCLUDING ORDWAY CONCERT HALL, NORTHROP AUDITORIUM, CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAUL, AND THE AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE. VOCALESSENCE ALSO COMMISSIONED AND PREMIERED THE WORK OF THREE COMPOSERS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND FEATURED SCOTTISH COMPOSER SIR JAMES MACMILLAN IN WEEK-LONG FESTIVAL IN APRIL 2025. EACH CONCERT IS VIDEO RECORDED FOR LATER RELEASE TO SERVE THE DIFFERING PREFERENCES OF OUR AUDIENCE. CONCERT VIDEOS WERE PROFESSIONALLY RECORDED AND EDITED AND HOSTED ON THE VOCALESSENCE WEBSITE FOR FREE VIEWING. 7,560 PEOPLE ATTENDED IN-PERSON CONCERTS; CONCERT VIDEOS RECEIVED 2,700 VIEWS; 48,700 PEOPLE INTERACTED WITH VOCALESSENCE VIA ELECTRONIC AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND RADIO BROADCASTS REACHED 1,690,000.

    Expenses $1,085,537 · Revenue $229,324

  • LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - OUR LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED IN SEVERAL AREAS. WITNESS CELEBRATES AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND MUSIC, REACHING 3,370 STUDENTS IN 42 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND ENGAGING THE VOCALESSENCE SINGERS AND 8 WITNESS TEACHING ARTISTS TRAINED IN MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATER. THE CANTARE PROGRAM CONNECTS MEXICAN COMPOSERS WITH TWIN CITIES METRO AREA SCHOOLS WHERE PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT MEXICAN CULTURE AND MUSIC THROUGH REHEARSING AND PERFORMING NEW CHORAL WORKS. TEACHING RESOURCES AND VIDEOS ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE ON A TEACHERS' PORTAL ON THE VOCALESSENCE WEBSITE. OUR VINTAGE VOICES CHOIRS ARE IN THREE LOCATIONS AND ENGAGED 110 OLDER ADULTS THROUGH SIX 13-WEEK SESSIONS OF CREATING, REHEARSING, AND PERFORMING A PROGRAM OF MUSIC, POETRY, AND PERSONAL REFLECTIONS PRESENTED TO AUDIENCES TOTALLING 680 PEOPLE. THE VOCALESSENCE SINGERS OF THIS AGE (SOTA) BRINGS TOGETHER 45 TEENAGE STUDENTS OF DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS FROM 15 HIGH SCHOOLS IN MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, ST. LOUIS PARK, ROBBINSDALE, AND MAPLEWOOD. 40 WEEKLY REHEARSALS INVOLVE INSTRUCTION IN MUSICIANSHIP, MOVEMENT, CHOREOGRAPHY, DRAMA, LYRICS, AND AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPLE MUSICAL STYLES THROUGH GUEST PRESENTERS. SOTA PERFORMED ON ALL VOCALESSENCE ARTISTIC SERIES CONCERTS AS WELL 10 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES IN THE TWIN CITIES.

    Expenses $284,142

  • SPECIAL PROGRAMS -INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN CHORAL PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT, VOCALESSENCE IS ENGAGED IN OTHER SPECIAL PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2024-25, VOCALESSENCE ENGAGED IN 19 ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF 13,300, AND 3 ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF 110. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES INCLUDE MUSIC FESTIVALS, CORPORATE APPEARANCES, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, SENIOR RESIDENCES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' PERFORMING SEASONS. VOCALESSENCE ALSO HOSTED MEXICAN CULTURAL AMBASSADORS, VOZ EN PUNTO, FOR A WEEKLONG RESIDENCY IN SEPTEMBER 2024, AND UNDERTOOK A RECORDING SESSION WITH SINGER, COMPOSER, ENTERTAINER, MELANIE DEMORE, CREATING 14 NEW RECORDED TRACKS OF HER MUSIC.

    Expenses $338,742

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amanda Storm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ann Barkelew O'Hagan

    LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ann Buran

    LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anna Boyle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anna Ostroushko

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Benjamin Brunnette

    ENSEMBLE SINGER REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bob Thacker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carolina Maranon-Cobos

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cassie Garnett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dan Dressen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Fernelius

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Kantor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Mona

    LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Don Shelby

    LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dorene Wernke

    LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug Parish

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth Truesdell Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Fred Moore

    LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeff Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Odland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joanne Reeck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristine Oberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Martha Driessen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mary Tjosvold

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nikki Lewis

    LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Neuner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tanya Bransford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Timothy Takach

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $3,500
    From this org
    $3,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Torrie Allen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Valton Henderson

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brianna Hill

    VOLUNTEER CHORUS REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Wielunski

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, END OF YEAR

    Total calculated
    $96,457
    From this org
    $93,035
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,422
    Hours/week
    40
  • G Phillip Shoultz III

    ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTO

    Total calculated
    $101,256
    From this org
    $93,443
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,813
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mary Ann Aufderheide

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, START OF YEAR

    Total calculated
    $85,669
    From this org
    $83,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,603
    Hours/week
    40
  • Philip Brunelle

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $166,128
    From this org
    $165,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $557
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,571
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $557
    Filer's total
    $166,128

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202542969349300034

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