2019-06-05T15:08:09-05:00 2018-07-31 251437636 HABENICHT NOVAK & BIRCKBICHLER 287 PITTSBURGH RD BUTLER PA 160023955 990EZ 2017-08-01 452939374 PITTSBURGH SCHOOL FOR THE CHORAL ARTS PITT 4122677707 PO BOX 9062 PITTSBURGH PA 15224 KAREN CRENSHAW BOARD VICE CHAIR 4122677707 2019-05-21 ANITA D PEFFER P01236115 7242838661 2019-05-21 24.154.6.41 2019-06-05 15:08:09 CD P 335794FC8E089DAF9EA6B083AB591C9FFDA9A843 EF28D0D9EC3E068BD71D86281B7D74B4AAC00E17 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z X WWW.PITTSBURGHGIRLSCHOIR.COM X X 173782 X 39696 94824 39262 12256 27006 161526 106608 5780 4950 1314 49006 167658 -6132 36719 30587 X 33832 29941 6654 2882 40486 32823 3767 2236 36719 30587 X PITTSBURGH SCHOOL FOR THE CHORAL ARTS (PSCA) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION INCORPORATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ON JULY 28, 2011 AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN 2011. PSCA OPERATES A GIRL'S TOURING CHOIR, AND SEVERAL TRAINING CHOIRS FOR DIFFERENT AGES AND ABILITIES. IN 2005, OAKLAND GIRLS CHOIR, THE PREDECESSOR TO PSCA, WAS FORMED AS A PROJECT OF OAKLAND SERVICE MINISTRIES. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PSCA ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE WITHIN LIMITATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. VISION: OUR CHOIR SEEKS TO SHARE THE TRANSCENDENT BEAUTY OF GIRLS' VOICES AND STRIVES TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF CHORISTERS BY CREATING COMMUNITIES OF COMPASSION, EXCELLENCE, AND MUTUAL RESPECT. MISSION: TO WELCOME GIRLS OF ALL RACES, ETHNICITIES AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS INTO OUR SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH AN EXEMPLARY MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR GIRLS IN FIRST THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES. PSCA IS COMMITTED TO SERVING OTHE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES 1. CONCENTIO THIS ENSEMBLE, WHICH INCLUDES GIRLS AGES 11-18, PERFORMS THROUGHOUT THE PITTSBURGH REGION AND TRAVELS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. CONCENTIO GIVES GIRLS OF ALL CULTURAL, GEOGRAPHIC, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SING IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ENSEMBLE IS AN UNCOMPETITIVE MUSICAL ENVIRONMENT, WHERE GIRLS LEARN TO USE MUSIC AS A POSITIVE EMOTIONAL OUTLET AND WORK TOGETHER IN A SPIRIT OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. CONCENTIO DOES NOT HAVE A COMPETITIVE OR SELECTIVE AUDITION PROCESS; ALL GIRLS ARE TAUGHT MUSCIAL SKILLS AND ARE MENTORED TO MAKE THEIR BEST CONTRIBUTION. THE ENSEMBLE IS ALSO A CLIQUE-FREE ENVIRONMENT, WHERE THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION OF EVERY GIRLS IS VALUED AND WHERE HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS ARE FOSTERED. THE DEMOGRAPHICS (RACE, ETHNICITY, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS) OF THE CHOIR ARE DIVERSE, REFLECTING OUR VISION TO GROW INTO A HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE CHORAL COMMUNITY THAT TRULY REFLECTS THE CULTURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF THE PITTSBURGH REGION. A GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS ARE FROM WILKINSBURG, HOMEWOOD, AND CENTRAL LAWRENCEVILLE, AND FINANCIAL AID IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFYING FAMILIES. 2. CHAMBER CHOIR THIS ENSEMBLE INCLUDES MEMBERS OF CONCENTIO WHO HAVE MADE AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE. THE CHAMBER CHOIR PERFORMS FOR SOCIAL AND CHARITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STRENGTHENING OUR CONNECTIONS IN PITTSBURGH. MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER CHOIR SUPPORT CONCENTIO AS MENTORS AND SECTION LEADERS. 3. MELODIA, HARMONIA AND VIA MELODIA, HARMONIA AND VIA (AKA THE "TRANING CHOIRS") INCLUDE GIRLS FROM GRADES K-7 AND ARE GROUPED BY AGE AND SKILL. THESE TWO CHOIRS EDUCATE YOUNG SINGERS IN MUSICAL LITERACY, HEALTHY VOCAL PRODUCTION, AND CHORAL FUNDAMENTALS, AS WELL AS SIGHT SINGING, PART SINGING, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES. CHOIR MEMBERS DEVELOP MUSICAL SKILLS THROUGH AGE-APPROPRIATE REPERTOIRE, MUSICAL GAMES, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT STRETCH THE YOUNG SINGER. DUE TO RECRUITING EFFORTS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, THESE TWO CHOIRS ARE HIGHLY RICH AND DIVERSE. MEMBERS GRADUATE THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND MAY EVENTUALLY MOVE TO CONCENTIO. MELODIA IS FOR GIRLS IN FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE. AN EMPHASIS ON MUSICAL GAMES, FOLK SONGS, SOLFEGE, AND RHYTHM LEARNING MAKES MUSIC EDUCATION FUN AND PHYSICAL. MELODIA PERFORMS AT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT, AT THE MAY MELODIA & HARMONIA CONCERT, AT THE ANNUAL SING FOR SERVICE, AND AT LOCAL VENUES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. HARMONIA, FOR GIRLS IN THIRD THROUGH SEVENTH GRADE, BUILDS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS TAUGHT IN MELODIA. SINGING PRIMARILY IN TWO OR THREE PARTS, HARMONIA PERFORMS AT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT, AT THE MAY MELODIA & HARMONIA CONCERT, AT THE ANNUAL SING FOR SERVICE, AND AT OTHER LOCAL VENUES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VIA IS A TRANSITIONAL CHOIR FROM THE TRAINING CHOIR PROGRAM TO CONCENTIO. GIRLS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP PART SINGING SKILLS AND MUSICAL LITERACY. THIS TRANSITIONAL CHOIR ENABLES THEM TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT AND MORE GREATLY PREPARED FOR THE ADVANCED REPERTOIRE SUNG BY CONCENTIO. IN ADDITION TO WEEKLY REHEARSALS, THEY PARTICIPATE IN A WEEK LONG CAMP, A WINTER RETREAT AND A THREE DAY TOUR. 4. WOMEN OF SONG WOMEN OF SONG IS A CHOIR CLASS FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES. IT PROVIDES TRAINING IN HEALTHY VOCAL PRODUCTION, LITERACY AND ENSEMBLE SKILLS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE EITHER UNTRAINED OR WHO HAVE NOT SUNG FOR MANY YEARS. FOR THOSE WHO ARE MORE SKILLED, WOMEN OF SONG PREPARES THEM FOR MORE DEMANDING CHOIR AUDITIONS SUCH AS THE "MENDELSSOHN CHOIR". OTHER WOMEN FIND THIS A GOOD FIT FOR THE LONG TERMS. THIS CHOIR PERFORMS AT CANTERBURY PLACE AND THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN HOME. 5. HOPE ACADEMY HOPE ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS WAS FOUNDED IN 1999 AS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM OF EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO BRING ARTS TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. HOPE ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS OFFERS A SAFE PLACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE OF DIVERSE ETHNIC, ECONOMIC, AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS CAN FURTHER THEIR PERSONAL AND ARTISTIC GROWTH THROUGH THE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF THEATER, DANCE AND MUSIC. THE PITTSBURGH GIRLS CHOIR'S PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPE ACADEMY BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER DUE TO THEIR MUTUAL COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF A STUDENT'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS. MUSIC DISCOVERY IS A KODALY-BASED MUSIC AND MOVEMENT CLASS FOR FIVE AND SIX YEAR OLDS. THIS PROGRAM USES MULTICULTURAL FOLK SONGS, MUSICAL GAMES, CREATIVE MOVEMENT AND SIMPLE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS TO GIVE STUDENTS A SOLID FOUNDATION IN MUSICAL CONCEPTS. IN THIS HOLISTIC, PROCESS-ORIENTED CLASS, STUDENTS NATURALLY DEVELOP THEIR FIRST INSTRUMENT - THE VOICE/BODY. PARENTS JOIN THE STUDENTS FOR THE LAST TEN MINUTES OF CLASS, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE FUN OF CREATING MUSIC TOGETHER. THIS CLASS PREPARES STUDENTS FOR FUTURE INSTRUMENTAL OR CHORAL STUDIES. 137554 137554 KATHRYN BARNARD BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0 JOHN BARNARD SECRETARY 3.00 0 MIYA ASATO BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0 KELLY BRENNAN BOARD CHAIR 3.00 0 MARK ANDERSON BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0 KAREN CRENSHAW BOARD VICE C 3.00 0 JENNIFER LAWYER-LAWSON BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0 REBECCA RADCLIFFE TREASURER 3.00 0 SHANNON SIMS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 0 false false false false false false false false false REBECCA RADCLIFFE PO BOX 9062 PITTSBURGH PA 15224 4122677707 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 13935 46365 46049 50260 39696 196305 166044 137597 158210 121516 121830 705197 179979 183962 204259 171776 161526 901502 901502 179979 183962 204259 171776 161526 901502 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X SING FOR SERVIC 17934 17934 1451 EVERY VOICE BEN 14622 14622 4539 32556 32556 5990 5990 26566 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 609 SUPPLIES 1,291 INSURANCE 2,642 PROGRAM EXPENSES 15,266 TOUR EXPENSES 19,748 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 474 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 7,687 MISCELLANEOUS 465 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 824 TOTAL 49,006 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 2,288 1,649 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 366 1,233 PLEDGES RECEIVABLE 4,000 0 TOTAL 6,654 2,882 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 2,999 2,236 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 318 0 WARDROBE DEPOSIT 450 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART III PITTSBURGH SCHOOL FOR THE CHORAL ARTS (PSCA) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION INCORPORATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ON JULY 28, 2011 AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN 2011. PSCA OPERATES A GIRL'S TOURING CHOIR, AND SEVERAL TRAINING CHOIRS FOR DIFFERENT AGES AND ABILITIES. IN 2005, OAKLAND GIRLS CHOIR, THE PREDECESSOR TO PSCA, WAS FORMED AS A PROJECT OF OAKLAND SERVICE MINISTRIES. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PSCA ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE WITHIN LIMITATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. VISION: OUR CHOIR SEEKS TO SHARE THE TRANSCENDENT BEAUTY OF GIRLS' VOICES AND STRIVES TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF CHORISTERS BY CREATING COMMUNITIES OF COMPASSION, EXCELLENCE, AND MUTUAL RESPECT. MISSION: TO WELCOME GIRLS OF ALL RACES, ETHNICITIES AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS INTO OUR SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE THROUGH AN EXEMPLARY MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR GIRLS IN FIRST THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES. PSCA IS COMMITTED TO SERVING OTHERS THROUGH CONCERTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PERFORMANCES. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES 1. CONCENTIO THIS ENSEMBLE, WHICH INCLUDES GIRLS AGES 11-18, PERFORMS THROUGHOUT THE PITTSBURGH REGION AND TRAVELS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. CONCENTIO GIVES GIRLS OF ALL CULTURAL, GEOGRAPHIC, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SING IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ENSEMBLE IS AN UNCOMPETITIVE MUSICAL ENVIRONMENT, WHERE GIRLS LEARN TO USE MUSIC AS A POSITIVE EMOTIONAL OUTLET AND WORK TOGETHER IN A SPIRIT OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. CONCENTIO DOES NOT HAVE A COMPETITIVE OR SELECTIVE AUDITION PROCESS; ALL GIRLS ARE TAUGHT MUSCIAL SKILLS AND ARE MENTORED TO MAKE THEIR BEST CONTRIBUTION. THE ENSEMBLE IS ALSO A CLIQUE-FREE ENVIRONMENT, WHERE THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION OF EVERY GIRLS IS VALUED AND WHERE HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS ARE FOSTERED. THE DEMOGRAPHICS (RACE, ETHNICITY, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS) OF THE CHOIR ARE DIVERSE, REFLECTING OUR VISION TO GROW INTO A HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE CHORAL COMMUNITY THAT TRULY REFLECTS THE CULTURAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF THE PITTSBURGH REGION. A GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS ARE FROM WILKINSBURG, HOMEWOOD, AND CENTRAL LAWRENCEVILLE, AND FINANCIAL AID IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFYING FAMILIES. 2. CHAMBER CHOIR THIS ENSEMBLE INCLUDES MEMBERS OF CONCENTIO WHO HAVE MADE AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT TO REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE. THE CHAMBER CHOIR PERFORMS FOR SOCIAL AND CHARITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STRENGTHENING OUR CONNECTIONS IN PITTSBURGH. MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER CHOIR SUPPORT CONCENTIO AS MENTORS AND SECTION LEADERS. 3. MELODIA, HARMONIA AND VIA MELODIA, HARMONIA AND VIA (AKA THE "TRANING CHOIRS") INCLUDE GIRLS FROM GRADES K-7 AND ARE GROUPED BY AGE AND SKILL. THESE TWO CHOIRS EDUCATE YOUNG SINGERS IN MUSICAL LITERACY, HEALTHY VOCAL PRODUCTION, AND CHORAL FUNDAMENTALS, AS WELL AS SIGHT SINGING, PART SINGING, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES. CHOIR MEMBERS DEVELOP MUSICAL SKILLS THROUGH AGE-APPROPRIATE REPERTOIRE, MUSICAL GAMES, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT STRETCH THE YOUNG SINGER. DUE TO RECRUITING EFFORTS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, THESE TWO CHOIRS ARE HIGHLY RICH AND DIVERSE. MEMBERS GRADUATE THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND MAY EVENTUALLY MOVE TO CONCENTIO. MELODIA IS FOR GIRLS IN FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE. AN EMPHASIS ON MUSICAL GAMES, FOLK SONGS, SOLFEGE, AND RHYTHM LEARNING MAKES MUSIC EDUCATION FUN AND PHYSICAL. MELODIA PERFORMS AT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT, AT THE MAY MELODIA & HARMONIA CONCERT, AT THE ANNUAL SING FOR SERVICE, AND AT LOCAL VENUES SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. HARMONIA, FOR GIRLS IN THIRD THROUGH SEVENTH GRADE, BUILDS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS TAUGHT IN MELODIA. SINGING PRIMARILY IN TWO OR THREE PARTS, HARMONIA PERFORMS AT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT, AT THE MAY MELODIA & HARMONIA CONCERT, AT THE ANNUAL SING FOR SERVICE, AND AT OTHER LOCAL VENUES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VIA IS A TRANSITIONAL CHOIR FROM THE TRAINING CHOIR PROGRAM TO CONCENTIO. GIRLS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP PART SINGING SKILLS AND MUSICAL LITERACY. THIS TRANSITIONAL CHOIR ENABLES THEM TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT AND MORE GREATLY PREPARED FOR THE ADVANCED REPERTOIRE SUNG BY CONCENTIO. IN ADDITION TO WEEKLY REHEARSALS, THEY PARTICIPATE IN A WEEK LONG CAMP, A WINTER RETREAT AND A THREE DAY TOUR. 4. WOMEN OF SONG WOMEN OF SONG IS A CHOIR CLASS FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES. IT PROVIDES TRAINING IN HEALTHY VOCAL PRODUCTION, LITERACY AND ENSEMBLE SKILLS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE EITHER UNTRAINED OR WHO HAVE NOT SUNG FOR MANY YEARS. FOR THOSE WHO ARE MORE SKILLED, WOMEN OF SONG PREPARES THEM FOR MORE DEMANDING CHOIR AUDITIONS SUCH AS THE "MENDELSSOHN CHOIR". OTHER WOMEN FIND THIS A GOOD FIT FOR THE LONG TERMS. THIS CHOIR PERFORMS AT CANTERBURY PLACE AND THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN HOME. 5. HOPE ACADEMY HOPE ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS WAS FOUNDED IN 1999 AS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM OF EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO BRING ARTS TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. HOPE ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS OFFERS A SAFE PLACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE OF DIVERSE ETHNIC, ECONOMIC, AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS CAN FURTHER THEIR PERSONAL AND ARTISTIC GROWTH THROUGH THE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF THEATER, DANCE AND MUSIC. THE PITTSBURGH GIRLS CHOIR'S PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPE ACADEMY BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER DUE TO THEIR MUTUAL COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF A STUDENT'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS. MUSIC DISCOVERY IS A KODALY-BASED MUSIC AND MOVEMENT CLASS FOR FIVE AND SIX YEAR OLDS. THIS PROGRAM USES MULTICULTURAL FOLK SONGS, MUSICAL GAMES, CREATIVE MOVEMENT AND SIMPLE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS TO GIVE STUDENTS A SOLID FOUNDATION IN MUSICAL CONCEPTS. IN THIS HOLISTIC, PROCESS-ORIENTED CLASS, STUDENTS NATURALLY DEVELOP THEIR FIRST INSTRUMENT - THE VOICE/BODY. PARENTS JOIN THE STUDENTS FOR THE LAST TEN MINUTES OF CLASS, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE FUN OF CREATING MUSIC TOGETHER. THIS CLASS PREPARES STUDENTS FOR FUTURE INSTRUMENTAL OR CHORAL STUDIES.