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CHORAL CHAMELEON INC

EIN 26-3793632 NEW YORK, NY

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Revenue 2024
$369,737
Expenses 2024
$305,363

Program services were 87.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A6B
Classification
1000
Street
157 COLUMBUS AVE FL 4

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

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Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Choral Chameleon provides Choral Music Experiences without barriers.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The mission of Choral Chameleon is to reinvent the art of choral music from every perspective. As a nationally recognized performing and education organization based in New York City, Choral Chameleon pursues this mission by presenting innovative performances and collaborations that blend musical genres and art forms, commissioning new choral works each season and maintaining a Composer-in-Residence Program, nurturing the artistic growth of emerging choral artists through its Institute for Composers and Conductors and its Music Directing Fellowship, and supporting music educators and their students through teaching-artist residencies in public schools.

  • Concerts and Performances: Choral Chameleon presented live choral performances through its professional ensemble, including its flagship season concerts and contracted performance engagements for outside institutions. During the year, the organization presented Hide and Seek in collaboration with Contemporaneous, featuring the world premiere of HEAPS by Zachary Ritter along with works by Sandra Garner and Will Healy. The organization also presented Hunger, a choral program exploring themes of justice, equality, visibility, and human longing through repertoire spanning five centuries. In addition to its own produced concerts, Choral Chameleon performed as a hired professional ensemble for educational institutions, religious communities, and community-based organizations. Through these activities, the organization advanced contemporary choral music, supported artistic collaboration, and expanded access to high-quality vocal performance.

    Expenses $138,074 · Revenue $76,612

  • Institutes and Educational Programs: Choral Chameleon provided educational and professional development programs for composers, conductors, and emerging choral leaders. The Composer Institute served 12 composers through an eight-day intensive program that included reading sessions, masterclasses, individualized feedback, and a culminating performance. The Conductor Institute served 3 conductors through an eight-day training program that included podium time, masterclasses, and feedback from experienced faculty. The organization also supported an emerging conductor through its Music Directing Fellowship, which provided exposure to the artistic, administrative, and organizational dimensions of leading a choral ensemble. Through these programs, Choral Chameleon strengthened the broader choral field by nurturing new creative work and developing the next generation of choral artists and leaders.

    Expenses $76,726 · Revenue $26,350

  • Recording Programs and Services: Choral Chameleon produced, released, licensed, and supported professional recordings that document and disseminate contemporary choral music. During the year, the organization completed the Nicholas Weininger Recording Project, providing professional ensemble recording services on a contracted basis. Choral Chameleon also released Changing on November 8, 2024, making the ensemble's repertoire and commissioned works available beyond live performance settings. These recording activities extended the reach of the organization's artistic work, supported the creation and preservation of contemporary vocal music, and provided clients with access to professional choral recording services.

    Expenses $24,890 · Revenue $8,227

  • Other Program Services: Choral Chameleon conducted additional program-related activities that supported its artistic community and overall exempt-purpose work. These activities included member retreats, shared program planning, production support, promotion, artistic administration, and other program costs that benefited multiple concerts, institutes, recordings, and contracted engagements. The member retreat activity supported ensemble development, artistic preparation, and community-building among participants. Shared program services sustained the organization's broader program infrastructure and enabled Choral Chameleon to deliver its concerts, educational programs, recording projects, and performance services throughout the year.

    Expenses $26,874 · Revenue $5,399

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Vince Peterson

    Artistic Director

    Total calculated
    $16,500
    From this org
    $16,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ronald Romano

    Education Director

    Total calculated
    $9,300
    From this org
    $9,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra Bumgarner

    Managing Director

    Total calculated
    $9,000
    From this org
    $9,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Karen M Beluso

    Board President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Marshall Bessieres

    At-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Engstrom

    At-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Finkel

    At-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tyler Polen

    At-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Boreta Singleton

    At Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $369,737
    Expenses
    $305,363
    Contributions
    $256,637
    Grants paid
    $3,375
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $206,188
    Expenses
    $254,089
    Contributions
    $165,323
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $291,315
    Expenses
    $237,921
    Contributions
    $203,768
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $149,906
    Expenses
    $164,417
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,780
  • 2020 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $110,244
    Expenses
    $72,457
    Assets (EOY)
    $65,161
  • 2019 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $95,089
    Expenses
    $106,105
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,859
  • 2018 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $105,687
    Expenses
    $95,990
    Assets (EOY)
    $33,836
  • 2017 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $102,502
    Expenses
    $101,520
    Assets (EOY)
    $25,722
  • 2016 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $108,442
    Expenses
    $105,368
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,968
  • 2015 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $57,143
    Expenses
    $49,267
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,115
  • 2014 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $88,785
    Expenses
    $94,603
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,960
  • 2013 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $67,626
    Expenses
    $62,322
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,896

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2022

Tax period
1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023
Principal officer
Karen M Beluso
Mailing address
2465 PALISADE AVEBRONX NY 104636209

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 9 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.