2016-12-12T17:57:05-08:00 2016-07-31 Byeman & Cleary CPAs 412 W Broadway Suite 206 Glendale CA 912041297 990 2015-08-01 954431730 LOS ANGELES CHILDRENS CHORUS LOSA 6267934231 585 E COLORADO BLVD PASADENA CA 91101 KAI RYSSDAL Treasurer 2016-12-12 true DANIEL RMOORE P00293381 8182473223 X 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z DEBRA DANNER 585 E COLORADO BLVD PASADENA CA 91101 1837273 false false X WWW.LACHILDRENSCHORUS.ORG X 1986 CA Los Angeles Children's Chorus provides choral music education of the highest quality to young people who represent richly diverse racial, economic, and cultural backgrounds. 15 15 34 210 0 503671 522074 950961 1120211 73 1173 95766 110306 1550471 1753764 0 0 891131 924983 0 252872 640308 815958 1531439 1740941 19032 12823 685188 704477 132261 138727 552927 565750 Los Angeles Children's Chorus provides choral music education of the highest quality to young people who represent richly diverse racial, economic, and cultural backgrounds. The program ignites a love of singing and nurtures the full expression of each individual's potential for artistic and personal excellence through the collaborative experience of choral music performance. false false 1294355 1120211 During the 15|16 season, Los Angeles Childrens Chorus served 465 young people from 44 Los Angeles communities through its core education program: 299 choristers in its six upper level ensembles and 166 children through its FES classes (LACC- and school-based) and First Experiences in Choral Singing Ensemble. In addition to its core program service, LACC served 200 children through a special outreach initiative at a Pasadena elementary school. Under the direction of Artistic Director Anne Tomlinson and her professional staff of conductors, vocal coaches, music literacy director, and musicianship teachers, LACC offered a core program of high-quality music education to its members, including approximately 300 regular and special rehearsals, 400 individual vocal coaching sessions, 23 musicianship classes (lasting 24 weeks each), 6 all-choir retreats, 4 tours, 2 master classes, and 9 First Experiences in Singing sessions Levels I-III at its headquarters in the Pasadena Presbyterian Church (PPC) and at three elementary schools in the Pasadena Unified School District.As part of their choral music education, LACC choristers performed in more than 55 live, self-produced and collaborative concerts and engaged in four domestic and international tours. Highlights of the performance calendar include:Pagliacci, Magic Flute, La Bohme with LA Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion under the batons of Plcido Domingo and James Conlon Mahler No. 3 at Walt Disney Concert Hall and Tosca at the Hollywood Bowl, both with the LA Philharmonic and the LA Master Chorale under the baton of Gustavo DudamelChoral exchanges and joint concerts with the American Boychoir and Phoenix Girls ChoirCommunity Connections Concerts at PPC , local hospitals, and retirement communitiesMaster Classes featuring internationally respected Venezuelan choral conductor Maria Guinand (the Gustavo Dudamel of the choral world) and SHUFFLE ConcertCollaborations with the Pasadena Symphony on its Holiday Candlelight concerts, LACO on Bachs Cantata No. 140, UCLA Choral Union and UCLA Philharmonia on Carmina Burana, MUSE/IQUE in a performance for Alliance for Childrens Rights, and St. Andrew Church on Bach to BroadwayPerformances at the ACDA Regional Convention and National Kodly ConventionPerformances for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, Hillsides Gala, Arthur Murray Mistletoe Ball, and at a salon at the historic The Blacker House in PasadenaLACCs annual Gala Bel Canto, honoring composer John WilliamsLACCs 30th Anniversary Winter and Spring ConcertsTours to Santa Barbara, Phoenix, U.S. Eastern Seaboard, and Japan LACCs choristers shared their artistry with approximately 87,000 local, national, and international audience members through dynamic and varied music offerings, including more than 100 pieces of multilingual repertoire.LOS ANGELES CHILDRENS CHORUS, widely recognized for its agile bel canto sound and artistic excellence, has been lauded as hauntingly beautiful (Los Angeles Times), astonishingly polished (Performances Magazine), extraordinary in its abilities (Culture Spot LA), and one of the world's foremost children's choirs (Pasadena Star News). Founded in 1986 and led by Artistic Director Anne Tomlinson since 1996, LACC is celebrating its 30thAnniversary Season. It performs with such leading organizations as LA Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and POPS, Calder Quartet, Jacaranda and MUSE/IQUE. Each season, the chorus serves more than 400 children ages 6 to 18 from 50 communities across Los Angeles in six choirs Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Young Mens Ensemble, Intermediate Choir, Apprentice Choir and Preparatory Choir and a First Experiences in Singing program and First Experiences in Choral Singing Ensemble for 6-9-year-olds. LACC, recipient 1294355 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 34 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X BECKY SMITH 6267934231 585 E COLORADO BLVD PASADENA CA 91101 EDWARD NOWAK President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY BLODGETT Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANNE MAGEE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RASHMI BANSAL Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GROSSMAN BESCH Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL R SCHEIDEMANTLE PHD CHAIR OF DEV. 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH DEBRUE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAI RYSSDAL Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY PIESCHALA GOVERN. CHAIR 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 VENA BENNETT LUTHEY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL S HONG Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN LEHDAHL Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA GREEN WILLARD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH V SLISKOVICH Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER C TERRY chair 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBRA DANNER Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA SMITH BUSINESS MANG. 40.00 0.00 X 43795 0 0 ANNE TOMLINSON ARTISTIC DIR. 40.00 0.00 X 120877 0 10283 DEBORAH LEWIS Executive Direc 40.00 0.00 X 115877 0 12151 280549 22434 2 false false false 0 156437 58900 306737 522074 TUITION/ADMISSION FEES 711130 1120211 1120211 1120211 1173 1173 0 0 0 0 181259 156437 75254 106005 106005 0 12556 8255 4301 4301 0 1753764 1120211 111479 0 0 0 0 313507 199179 69350 44978 0 504648 340800 45812 118036 0 39931 26358 4970 8603 66897 44152 9366 13379 8575 8575 0 7370 7370 0 0 0 0 0 14384 9493 2014 2877 0 0 72046 47550 10086 14410 0 0 0 3079 2031 431 617 0 17245 11382 2414 3449 16206 10696 2269 3241 CHOIR TOUR COSTS 468364 468364 DEVELOPMENT 32132 32132 MARKETING 29487 29487 CHOIR PRODUCTION COSTS 29364 29364 117706 75499 31057 11150 1740941 1294355 193714 252872 90838 236305 411203 305165 106925 91902 5985 6141 0 0 0 0 5319 5966 237507 178509 64918 58998 0 0 0 0 0 685188 704477 40652 54099 43883 45163 47726 39465 132261 138727 X 309706 339582 216694 199641 26527 26527 552927 565750 685188 704477 12823 X false true X true false X 389610 469613 697744 503671 522074 2582712 0 0 389610 469613 697744 503671 522074 2582712 828031 1754681 31 14 30 73 1173 1321 0 0 2584033 0.67900 0.65050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 237507 178509 58998 58998 CAPITAL LEASE 39465 39465 1753764 1753764 1753764 1740941 1740941 1740941 false ANNUAL BANQUET EVENT 293823 153299 140524 54351 1398 POINSETIA SALE 43873 3138 40735 19505 337696 156437 181259 54351 1398 19505 75254 106005 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL EMAIL COPY OF 990 TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PROVIDES AND COLLECTS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USES COMPARATIVE SALARIES TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees GATHER COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION BY CONTACTING OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available MAKE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Part VI, Section A, question 1a The Bylaws of Los Angeles Childrens Chorus (LACC) contain provisions authorizing the Executive Committee of the LACC Board of Directors to act on behalf of the Board of Directors in certain situations.