PITTSBURGH SCHOOL FOR THE CHORAL ARTS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
PITTSBURGH SCHOOL FOR THE CHORAL ARTS (EIN 45-2939374)
Tax period
2015-08-01 to 2016-07-31
Filed
2017-06-15
IRS object ID
201741669349300944
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionPITTSBURGH 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 BOYS AND GIRLS OF 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: PSCA CELEBRATES THE UNIQUE GIFT OF EACH PERSON. PSCA'S CHOIRS AND PROGRAMS WELCOME PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CULTURES, SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO CREATE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. PSCA STRIVES TO ENABLE EACH PERSON TO USE THEIR VOICE AS A SOURCE OF HEALING, BEAUTY AND INSPIRATION. MISSION: PSCA TEACHES THE ART OF CHORAL SINGING AND MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS. PSCA'S CHOIRS AND CHILDHActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionPITTSBURGH 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 BOYS AND GIRLS OF 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: PSCA CELEBRATES THE UNIQUE GIFT OF EACH PERSON. PSCA'S CHOIRS AND PROGRAMS WELCOME PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CULTURES, SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO CREATE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. PSCA STRIVES TO ENABLE EACH PERSON TO USE THEIR VOICE AS A SOURCE OF HEALING, BEAUTY AND INSPIRATION. MISSION: PSCA TEACHES THE ART OF CHORAL SINGING AND MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS. PSCA'S CHOIRS AND CHILDHMissionDesc
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DescFUNCTIONAL 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 MUSICAL SKILLS AND ARE MENTORED TO MAKE THEIR BEST CONTRIBUTION. THE ENSEMBLE IS ALSO A CLIQUE-FREE ENVIRONMENT, WHERE THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION OF EVERY GIRL 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 "TRAINING 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 SINGATHON AND SINGALONG, 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 SINGATHON AND SINGALONG, 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 3 DAY TOUR. 5) VIVO OUR FIRST BOYCHOIR INCLUDES BOYS FROM GRADES 1-6. VIVO EDUCATES 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. VIVO PERFORMS AT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT, THE MAY TRAINING CHOIR CONCERT, AND THE ANNUAL SINGATHON. 6) NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC OUTREACH NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC OUTREACH, WHICH BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AS WILKINSBURG SINGS AT THE HOSANNA HOUSE, SERVES AT-RISK AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL, PREKINDERGARTEN, AND GRADES K-3. THE PROGRAM HELPS CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS TO SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM BY ENGAGING IN MUSIC. IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, WE TEACH WEEKLY "MUSIC AND MOVEMENT" CLASSES TO BOYS AND GIRLS AND WORK WITH THEIR CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE FEW MUSICAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM WITH MEASURABLE GOALS IN INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT. WE WORK WITH THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO CONTINUALLY EVALUATE AND IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITIES WE OFFER THEIR STUDENTS THROUGH MUSIC. NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC OUTREACH CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 80 CHILDREN IN WILKINSBURG AND THE NORTH SIDE. 7) 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 TERM. THIS CHOIR PERFORMS AT CANTERBURY PLACE AND THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN HOME.Desc
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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ExplanationPITTSBURGH SCHOOL FOR THE CHORAL ARTS ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IS MET. MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IN FISCAL YEARS ENDED JULY 31, 2016. PITTSBURGH SCHOOL FOR THE CHORAL ARTS' IRS FORMS 990 ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW FOR THREE YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE FILED.ExplanationTxt

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FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONPITTSBURGH 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 BOYS AND GIRLS OF 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: PSCA CELEBRATES THE UNIQUE GIFT OF EACH PERSON. PSCA'S CHOIRS AND PROGRAMS WELCOME PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CULTURES, SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO CREATE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. PSCA STRIVES TO ENABLE EACH PERSON TO USE THEIR VOICE AS A SOURCE OF HEALING, BEAUTY AND INSPIRATION. MISSION: PSCA TEACHES THE ART OF CHORAL SINGING AND MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS. PSCA'S CHOIRS AND CHILDHOOD AND ADULT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS HELP PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR MUSICAL VOICES. PSCA IS COMMITTED TO SERVING OTHERS THROUGH CONCERTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PERFORMANCES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4AGIRLS ARE TAUGHT MUSICAL SKILLS AND ARE MENTORED TO MAKE THEIR BEST CONTRIBUTION. THE ENSEMBLE IS ALSO A CLIQUE-FREE ENVIRONMENT, WHERE THE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTION OF EVERY GIRL 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 "TRAINING 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 SINGATHON AND SINGALONG, 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 SINGATHON AND SINGALONG, 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 3 DAY TOUR. 5) VIVO OUR FIRST BOYCHOIR INCLUDES BOYS FROM GRADES 1-6. VIVO EDUCATES 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. VIVO PERFORMS AT THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT, THE MAY TRAINING CHOIR CONCERT, AND THE ANNUAL SINGATHON. 6) NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC OUTREACH NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC OUTREACH, WHICH BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2010 AS WILKINSBURG SINGS AT THE HOSANNA HOUSE, SERVES AT-RISK AND DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN PRESCHOOL, PREKINDERGARTEN, AND GRADES K-3. THE PROGRAM HELPS CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS TO SEE WHAT IS POSSIBLE IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM BY ENGAGING IN MUSIC. IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, WE TEACH WEEKLY "MUSIC AND MOVEMENT" CLASSES TO BOYS AND GIRLS AND WORK WITH THEIR CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE FEW MUSICAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. THE PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM WITH MEASURABLE GOALS IN INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT. WE WORK WITH THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO CONTINUALLY EVALUATE AND IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITIES WE OFFER THEIR STUDENTS THROUGH MUSIC. NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC OUTREACH CURRENTLY SERVES OVER 80 CHILDREN IN WILKINSBURG AND THE NORTH SIDE. 7) 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 TERM. THIS CHOIR PERFORMS AT CANTERBURY PLACE AND THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN HOME.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTAX STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATTEMENTS PROVIDED TO BEARD FOR APPROVAL BEFORE THEY ARE SIGNED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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