2025-05-13T08:58:09-05:00 2024-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2023-07-01 113129249 BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS ACADEMY INC BROO 7182439447 179 PACIFIC STREET BROOKLYN NY 112016213 MEGAN LEMLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7182439447 2025-05-12 1 0 JESSICA DIGIAMO DIAZ P01994693 2126972299 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MEGAN LEMLEY 179 PACIFIC STREET BROOKLYN NY 112016213 8989401 0 X WWW.BROOKLYNYOUTHCHORUS.ORG X 1992 NY BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS IS A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING COLLECTIVE OF YOUNG VOICES LED BY VISIONARY FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DIANNE BERKUN MENAKER. THE CHORUS HAS COLLABORATED WITH AN IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS INCLUDING IN THIS SEASON ALONE, POP SUPERSTAR STING, MACARTHUR FELLOW CECILE MCLORRIN SALVANT, AND ACCLAIMED BASS-BARITONE DAVONE TINES AND IN PAST SEASONS THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC, LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, BARBRA STREISAND, ARCADE FIRE, SIR ELTON JOHN, THE NATIONAL, AND GRIZZLY BEAR. 20 19 46 25 0 0 1058406 3076979 857092 942776 20602 69955 19957 16864 1956057 4106574 0 0 0 0 1588135 1710466 30480 26120 308730 769604 744277 2388219 2480863 -432162 1625711 4184630 5870949 366328 285735 3818302 5585214 X BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER YOUNG SINGERS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THROUGH ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN CHORAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND THE CREATION OF NEW WORKS. BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS'S CITY-WIDE, MULTI-LEVEL TRAINING PROGRAM AND GRAMMY-WINNING ENSEMBLES ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR DISTINCTIVE SOUND AND VIRTUOSITY, BRINGING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO CHORAL PERFORMANCE THAT CROSSES BOUNDARIES AND DEFIES CONVENTION. WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS AND IMPACT IN THE FIELD, THE CHORUS SEEKS TO RAISE THE ARTISTIC PROFILE AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN CHORAL PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION BY FURTHERING ITS UNIQUE CROSS-CHORAL TRAINING METHODOLOGY AND BUILDING A DYNAMIC NEW REPERTOIRE FROM AN INCLUSIVE ROSTER OF COMPOSERS AND ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS. 0 0 1775145 945314 CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE:FOUNDED IN 1992, THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS ACADEMY (BYC) IS DEDICATED TO OFFERING MUSIC TRAINING AND CHORAL PERFORMANCES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ITS STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. THROUGH MUSIC STUDY AND PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL PERFORMANCES, BYC UNITES CHILDREN OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND HELPS THEM DEVELOP INTO CONFIDENT AND EXPRESSIVE MUSICIANS AND INDIVIDUALS. BYC STRIVES TO ADVANCE THE ARTISTIC ROLE OF YOUTH CHORUSES THROUGH INNOVATIVE CONCERTS, COMMISSIONS AND ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS.IN 2023-2024, BYC PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION USING FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, DIANNE BERKUN MENAKER'S TRADEMARKED CROSS-CHORAL TRAINING PEDAGOGY. WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HEALTHY VOCAL DEVELOPMENT, MUSIC LITERACY, AND GROUP PERFORMANCE, BYC SERVED A DIVERSE POPULATION OF OVER 500 NYC STUDENTS AGES 5-18. BYC'S ROBUST PROGRAM OF CHORAL INSTRUCTION INCLUDED 21 CLASS SECTIONS ACROSS NINE LEVELS GROUPED BY AGE, SKILL, AND EXPERIENCE: SIX TRAINING DIVISION LEVELS AND THREE PERFORMING ENSEMBLES. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CHORAL INSTRUCTION, BYC OFFERED PRIVATE LESSONS IN VOICE AND PIANO AND A RANGE OF GROUP CLASSES AND SPECIAL WORKSHOPS INCLUDING MUSICIANSHIP, COLLEGE PANELS, AND VOCAL MASTERCLASSES. ARREON A. HARLEY-EMERSON JOINED THE ORGANIZATION AS ARTISTIC ADVISOR.BYC'S ROBUST PERFORMANCE SEASON INCLUDED 14 LIVE CONCERTS AND EVENTS REACHING AUDIENCES OF OVER 30,000 IN PARKS, PLAZAS AND MAJOR PERFORMING VENUES WHILE REACHING MANY MORE THROUGH ITS RECORDING PROJECTS. ALL BYC SINGERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM IN CLASSROOM SHOWCASES, SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES, AND/OR SELF-PRODUCED CONCERTS. THE PERFORMING ENSEMBLES ALSO PARTICIPATED IN EXCITING PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING PERFORMANCES AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL AND DAVID GEFFEN HALL, PERFORMING WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, AOIFE O'DONOVAN, AND DAVNE TINES, AND RECORDING WITH DJO AND OTHER EXCITING, YET-TO-BE-ANNOUNCED ROCK ARTISTS.THE CHORUS CONTINUED ITS GROUNDBREAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CHORAL FIELD, PERFORMING WORLD PREMIERES OF SIX NEW WORKS BY COMPOSERS-IN-RESIDENCE YAZ LANCASTER AND ALEV LENZ, GIVING THE US PREMIERE OF KEYFRAMES FOR A HIPPOGRIFF BY OLGA NEUWIRTH WITH THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, AND COMMISSIONING A NEW CHORAL THEATER WORK BY PAOLA PRESTINI, JAD ABUMRAD, AND JESSICA GRINDSTAFF SET TO PREMIERE IN MAY 2025.THE BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS HAS AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGED BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND OVERSIGHT AND PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES TO HELP SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. AS PART OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES, THE BOARD REGULARLY REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. 1775145 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 1 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 7182439447 179 PACIFIC STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 JESSICA HOLLOWAY CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KARA HAILEY VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLAS GRABAR TREASURER (AS OF JAN 24) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAIRE MARBLE TREASURER (TO DEC 23) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN EMBERGER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANNE BERKUN MENAKER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 165947 0 31282 JACQELINE AGUANNO TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN ASHCRAFT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE BARTHOLOMAUS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE WENK CASHION TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIE DEROSA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 NAOMI GARDNER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY GARRISON-FEINBERG TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY JAMES TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA MCNEIL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GERTJAN MEIJER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL NANA-SINKAM TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN ROCKEY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN ROUNER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 GRACE ROW TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHARI JENKINS-TAYLOR TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA VAN DOORENE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN LEMLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 124091 0 11902 290038 0 43184 2 0 1 0 0 104346 177220 2795413 206889 3076979 TUITION AND FEES 611600 742805 742805 BOX OFFICE REVENUE 711130 103856 103856 CONTRACTED PERFORMANCE FEES 711130 84115 84115 LICENSING REVENUE 711130 12000 12000 942776 99643 99643 4787227 4816915 -29688 -29688 -29688 65912 104346 65912 0 2538 0 2538 2538 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 14326 14326 14326 4106574 945314 0 84281 335128 196888 117504 20736 1147129 866044 87761 193324 124336 83808 17642 22886 103873 71568 16589 15716 70000 70000 26120 26120 12879 12879 118865 116954 1911 22708 16608 6100 53912 45771 3334 4807 28029 24894 2419 716 94374 82507 9510 2357 24257 16688 7142 427 63929 55938 6393 1598 30750 26906 3075 769 PRODUCTION EXPENSE 93525 85307 8218 MISCELLANEOUS 38635 16109 19262 3264 BANK AND PROCESSING FEE 33848 31479 677 1692 CHORUS SUPPLIES 22092 22092 36474 15584 20890 2480863 1775145 396988 308730 264424 369473 131210 31368 783826 342242 33081 1584 8929 44729 2995055 1670077 1377113 1324978 1586047 3756575 4184630 5870949 167757 64568 186557 209153 12014 12014 366328 285735 X 2317110 1954158 1501192 3631056 3818302 5585214 4184630 5870949 1625711 141201 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 873979 925826 2309109 1058406 3076979 8244299 873979 925826 2309109 1058406 3076979 8244299 70414 8173885 45822 35229 74140 65253 99643 320087 2781 4560 2695 17082 14326 41444 8605830 3840463 0.94980 0.93590 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1154541 1500000 152803 78936 2728408 1180736 56277 82472 1154541 1439232 100 -112820 145776 1180736 1253987 35000 231279 81034 1439232 1276008 41299 -9012 54308 1253987 1.00000 0 0 1100000 482167 617833 1471868 792859 679009 175640 164263 11377 247547 230788 16759 1324978 4373896 141201 139000 280201 4093695 12879 12879 4106574 2606984 139000 139000 2467984 12879 12879 2480863 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR THE PROGRAM AND THE MAINTENANCE OF BYCA. A PORTION OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS DESIGNATED TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHORISTERS IN THE PROGRAM. X X X X X X X 1 BRYONY ROMER 439 2ND STREET 5 BROOKLYN NY 11215 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT 0 0 26120 0 26120 NY BENEFIT EVENT 170258 104346 65912 8894 44350 6000 6668 170258 104346 65912 8894 44350 6000 6668 65912 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DIANNE BERKUN MENAKER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 165947 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31282 0 197229 0 0 0 X 2 206889 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE MANAGER, AND MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. WHEN IT IS IN ITS FINAL FORM, IT IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD BEFORE BEING FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CHAIR MONITORS TRUSTEES' COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY WHEN REVIEWING FINANCIAL AND ACTIVITY REPORTS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTORS' COMPENSATIONS ARE REVIEWED REGULARLY BY THE BOARD. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW FOR THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR COMPENSATION FOR EACH, AND REVIEWING OTHER COMPENSATION PRACTICES OF THE ORGANIZATION AS NEEDED AND APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER YOUNG SINGERS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS THROUGH ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN CHORAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND THE CREATION OF NEW WORKS. BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS'S CITY-WIDE, MULTI-LEVEL TRAINING PROGRAM AND GRAMMY-WINNING ENSEMBLES ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR DISTINCTIVE SOUND AND VIRTUOSITY, BRINGING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO CHORAL PERFORMANCE THAT CROSSES BOUNDARIES AND DEFIES CONVENTION. WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS AND IMPACT IN THE FIELD, THE CHORUS SEEKS TO RAISE THE ARTISTIC PROFILE AND EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN CHORAL PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION BY FURTHERING ITS UNIQUE CROSS-CHORAL TRAINING METHODOLOGY AND BUILDING A DYNAMIC NEW REPERTOIRE FROM AN INCLUSIVE ROSTER OF COMPOSERS AND ARTISTIC COLLABORATORS.