2022-06-13T11:04:51-05:00 2021-07-31 510229493 BARBACANE THORNTON & COMPANY LLP 503 CARR ROAD SUITE 100 WILMINGTON DE 198092863 990 2020-08-01 205486245 CHOIR SCHOOL OF DELAWARE CHOI 3025438657 2013 NORTH MARKET STREET WILMINGTON DE 198024814 ARREON HARLEY DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AND OPERATIONS 3025438657 2022-06-13 ARREON HARLEY 999009999 JEFFREY A KOWALCZYK CPA P01563311 3024788940 2022-05-25 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ARREON HARLEY 2013 N MARKET STREET WILMINGTON DE 19802 1493529 0 X WWW.CHOIRSCHOOLOFDELAWARE.ORG X 2006 DE TO PROVIDE MUSIC AND ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION TO YOUTH, WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, EMPHASIZING EXCELLENCE IN THE RECITAL HALL AS WELL AS IN STUDENTS' LIVES, AND TO INSTILL IN THEM THE QUALITIES OF DISCIPLINE, RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK. 23 22 21 100 0 0 687684 1321438 9540 91258 66 155 4370 80678 701660 1493529 0 0 0 0 379625 441902 0 0 55162 280203 477472 659828 919374 41832 574155 477580 1170051 164204 282520 313376 887531 X THE CHOIR SCHOOL OF DELAWARE (CSD) PROVIDES A TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR YOUTH AGES 7-17 IN THE GREATER WILMINGTON AREA, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE CONSIDERED AT-RISK. THE CHOIR SCHOOL OFFERS A YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT HAS A STRONG LEGACY OF SERVING AND ENGAGING WILMINGTON'S YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGH MUSIC AND MENTORING. STUDENTS RECEIVE FULL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE A 100% GRADUATION RATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND GO ON TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, TRADES SCHOOLS AND MILITARY SERVICE. OUR INTERGENERATIONAL MODEL CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE NO CHILD IS FAR FROM AN ADULT WHO MODELS GOOD BEHAVIOR, OFFERS ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORTS THE CHILD'S ACADEMIC NEEDS. CSD CONTINUES TO REACH OUT TO URBAN YOUTH AND PROVIDE A SAFE, PRODUCTIVE AND CREATIVE SPACE; MUSIC AND MENTORING WORK HAND-IN-HAND SO THAT "HARMONIZING LIFE AND LEARNING" IS AT THE CORE OF THE CHOIR SCHOOL'S MISSION. 0 0 566334 91258 "LIFTING VOICES. LIFTING LIVES." CSD'S AFTER-SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION AND MENTORING PROGRAMS ARE FULLY INTEGRATED. MUSIC INSTRUCTION IS USED AS A BASIS FOR LEARNING; MATH AND READING SKILLS ARE NECESSARY TO PERFORM MUSIC. IN TURN, THOSE SKILLS ARE HONED AND APPLIED TO OTHER ACADEMIC PURSUITS. WE OFFER PROFESSIONAL CHORAL TRAINING, PIANO, VOICE AND MUSICIANSHIP LESSONS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERFORMANCE AND TRAVEL. STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE ACADEMIC TUTORING, ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING, LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. MUSIC LESSONS ENHANCE MUSICIANSHIP AND FOSTER SKILLS SUCH AS DISCIPLINE AND ABSTRACT REASONING THAT ARE TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER ACADEMIC PURSUITS. 141584 SUMMER CAMP - CSD'S FIVE-WEEK SUMMER CAMP IS OFFERED TO CHILDREN AGES 7-13 SO THAT OUR COMMITMENT TO AT-RISK CHILDREN IS YEAR-ROUND. 50 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED AND OUR PROGRAM WAS HELD VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR. THE CAMP "BRIDGES THE GAP" IN SUMMER LEARNING FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN FROM GENERALLY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. A FUN AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT WAS PROVIDED. SUMMER COURSES INCLUDED READING, MATH, MUSIC AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (INCLUDING OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES). READING AND MATH INSTRUCTION WAS LED BY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS AND WERE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF EACH GROUP THEY TAUGHT. MUSIC CLASSES FOCUSED ON SINGING, RHYTHMS AND THE USE OF ORFF INSTRUMENTS. 707918 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 22 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 3025438657 2013 NORTH MARKET STREET WILMINGTON DE 198024814 PETER GORDON PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT BIRD VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATE HABEGGER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN FLINT TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 EMERY ABDEL-LATIF BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN BOBNICK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAYLER BOLTON ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS CERCHIO III BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES CHANDLER IV BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY GUILLEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TABE MASE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TISHENA MOSS MBA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN OSBUN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERRINE SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN THOMAS-HOLDER PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET TIGUE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHANTAL WHITEHEAD-SCOTT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN O'CONNOR EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA O'CONNOR EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKI TASHJIAN EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON E NORMAN VEASEY EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE VEASEY EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARREON HARLEY DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & OPERAT 40.00 X X 79534 0 3181 79534 0 3181 0 0 0 0 0 556039 765399 1321438 PERFORMANCE INCOME 711130 91258 91258 91258 155 155 6808 0 6808 6808 GAIN ON DEBT FORGIVENE 900099 69500 69500 ACCRETION OF PLEDGE DI 713990 4370 4370 73870 1493529 91258 0 80833 X 77454 59640 13167 4647 279966 215574 47594 16798 33266 25615 5655 1996 25728 19810 4374 1544 25488 19626 4333 1529 43097 33185 7326 2586 97847 75342 16634 5871 6503 5007 1106 390 32217 24807 5477 1933 32689 25171 5557 1961 28644 22056 4869 1719 16370 12605 2783 982 15730 12112 2674 944 1687 1299 287 101 21566 16606 3666 1294 COVID RESPONSE COSTS 85160 65573 14477 5110 PERFORMANCE EXPENSE 22001 16941 3740 1320 CAMP SUPPLIES 18794 14471 3195 1128 55167 42478 9380 3309 919374 707918 156294 55162 264678 1003221 61888 41258 0 336 5350 375535 252380 143583 123155 2081 2081 477580 1170051 46178 15795 118026 266725 164204 282520 X 197814 534234 115562 353297 313376 887531 477580 1170051 574155 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 477748 886813 395320 687684 1321438 3769003 477748 886813 395320 687684 1321438 3769003 612872 3156131 933 948 1190 66 155 3292 9321 37188 46509 3818804 100798 0.82650 0.85400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2081 2081 1727 354 2081 1894 -167 1727 1728 166 1894 1581 147 1728 1 0 91773 18639 73134 283762 233741 50021 123155 X 1493529 0 1493529 0 1493529 919374 0 919374 0 919374 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IS MANAGED TO PROVIDE A PREDICTIBLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: IN A LETTER DATED JULY 20, 2007, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DETERMINED THAT THE CHOIR SCHOOL OF DELAWARE, INC., A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES PRESCRIBE RULES FOR THE RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, CLASSIFICATION, AND DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR ASSOCIATED UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS THAT MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR RELATED DISCLOSURES. SINCE TAX MATTERS ARE SUBJECT TO SOME DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS WILL NOT BE CHALLENGED BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES AND THAT THE ORGANIZATION WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL TAX, PENALTIES AND INTEREST AS A RESULT OF SUCH CHALLENGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS BRIAN O'CONNOR AND LINDA O'CONNOR ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS CONSIST OF ALL CURRENT DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION VOTE FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE PREPARED FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED AND THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT AFTER IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, AT EVERY ANNUAL MEETING, GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION COMPENSATION STUDIES ARE USED. THE PROCESS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS - REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY A GOVERNING BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, PROVIDED THE KEY PERSON IS NOT INVOLVED - USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARELY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS - CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORD KEEPING WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 75,342. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 16,634. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,871. TOTAL EXPENSES 97,847. FORM 990, PART XII LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION AND OVERSIGHT OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.