2013-06-14T12:26:11-05:00 2012-07-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2011-08-01 113129249 BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS ACADEMY INC BROO 7182439447 179 PACIFIC STREET BROOKLYN NY 112016213 VALERIE LEWIS 7182439447 2013-06-14 1 MARTIN BERKOWITZ P00154047 2126972299 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z VALERIE LEWIS 179 PACIFIC STREET BROOKLYN NY 112016213 1779038 0 X WWW.BROOKLYNYOUTHCHORUS.ORG X 1992 NY THE BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS ACADEMY OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC TRAINING AND CHORAL PERFORMANCES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ITS STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. THROUGH MUSIC STUDY AND PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL PERFORMING EXPERIENCES, BYCA UNITES CHILDREN OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND HELPS THEM DEVELOP INTO CONFIDENT AND EXPRESSIVE MUSICIANS AND INDIVIDUALS. BYCA STRIVES TO ADVANCE THE ARTISTIC ROLE OF YOUTH CHORUSES THROUGH INNOVATIVE CONCERT PROGRAMMING, COLLABORATIONS, AND THE COMMISSIONING OF NEW CHORAL REPERTOIRE. 26 25 16 100 0 0 985079 1149932 366693 458209 75716 31213 4016 4107 1431504 1643461 0 0 0 0 818248 832205 38392 58000 218993 461514 609821 1318154 1500026 113350 143435 3657010 3807055 182462 175856 3474548 3631199 X THE BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS ACADEMY OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC TRAINING AND CHORAL PERFORMANCES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ITS STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. THROUGH MUSIC STUDY AND PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL PERFORMING EXPERIENCES, BYCA UNITES CHILDREN OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND HELPS THEM DEVELOP INTO CONFIDENT AND EXPRESSIVE MUSICIANS AND INDIVIDUALS. BYCA STRIVES TO ADVANCE THE ARTISTIC ROLE OF YOUTH CHORUSES THROUGH INNOVATIVE CONCERT PROGRAMMING, COLLABORATIONS, AND THE COMMISSIONING OF NEW CHORAL REPERTOIRE. 1 0 1118545 462316 CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE:FOUNDED IN 1992, THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BYCA'S MISSION IS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AS MUSICIANS AND INDIVIDUALS. NOW ONE OF THE USA'S LEADING YOUTH CHORUSES, BYCA PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION ANNUALLY TO OVER 375 STUDENTS, AGED 7-22, WHO STUDY AND PERFORM IN ONE OF SIX CHORAL ENSEMBLES GROUPED BY AGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE. ALL CHORISTERS RECEIVE TRAINING THROUGH BYCA'S CROSS-CHORAL TRAINING METHOD: FUNCTIONAL VOICE TRAINING BASED UPON VOICE SCIENCE AND HEALTH, AS WELL AS SIGHT-READING AND MUSICIANSHIP. BYCA'S 2011-2012 SEASON INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING BENCHMARKS:RECORD-BREAKING ENROLLMENT: BYCA'S ENROLLMENT GREW TO A TOTAL OF 375 IN FY '12, SETTING A NEW RECORD FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR.SUSTAINED DIVERSITY: ACCORDING TO A 2011 STUDENT SURVEY, 46% OF CHORISTERS WERE NON-WHITE, INCLUDING 30% AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 11% HISPANIC, AND 5% ASIAN-AMERICAN. RECORD-BREAKING FINANCIAL AID: BYCA INCREASED FINANCIAL AID BY 20%, AWARDING $114,000, WITH 36% OF CHORISTERS RECEIVING AID, AN 8% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.HIGH CALIBER PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES: BYCA'S CHORUSES OFFERED 34 NYC CONCERTS, REACHING TOTAL AUDIENCES OF OVER 35,000 AT PROMINENT VENUES, SUCH AS THE CITY OF NY'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY 9/11 COMMEMORATION, THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY, CARNEGIE HALL, AVERY FISHER HALL AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND CIVIC VENUES. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED:- ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2011, THE CONCERT CHORUS PERFORMED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK'S NATIONALLY TELEVISED 10TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.- ALSO IN SEPTEMBER 2011, AN APPEARANCE WITH THE KRONOS QUARTET IN AWAKENING: A MUSICAL MEDITATION ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 AT THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.- IN APRIL 2012, THE SENIOR CHORUS AND CONCERT CHORUS PERFORMED GEORGE CRUMB'S STAR-CHILD, PRESENTED BY THE AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT CARNEGIE HALL.- IN LATE MAY AND EARLY JUNE 2012, THE SENIOR CHORUS AND CONCERT CHORUS PERFORMED CARL ORFF'S CARMINA BURANA, PRESENTED BY THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC AT LINCOLN CENTER'S AVERY FISHER HALL.- IN LATE JUNE 2012, BYCA PERFORMED PAOLA PRESTINI'S OCEANIC VERSES AT THE RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL IN LOWER MANHATTAN.- BYCA ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THREE MAJOR ARTISTIC PRODUCTIONS:1)IN DECEMBER 2011, BYCA PRESENTED SONGS FOR THE HOLIDAYS, A 20TH ANNIVERSARY WINTER CONCERT FEATURING WORLD-RENOWNED SOPRANO HAROLYN BLACKWELL AT THE WINTER GARDEN OF THE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER PREMIERING A NEW BYCA COMMISSION BY RICKY IAN GORDON.2)IN MARCH 2012, BYCA CO-PRODUCED BROOKLYN VILLAGE WITH THE BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC AND ROULETTE THEATER, FEATURING PREMIERES OF THREE NEW WORKS. THIS EVENING-LENGTH PROJECT RECEIVED A RAVE REVIEW BY STEVE SMITH IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ON 3/26/12.3)IN MAY 2012, BYCA PERFORMED IN BRYCE AND AARON DESSNER'S CROSSING BROOKLYN FERRY FESTIVAL AT THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, INCLUDING COMMISSIONED WORK BY MISSY MAZZOLI, SHARA WORDEN AND BRYCE DESSNER.- SEVEN SELF-PRODUCED CONCERTS OF CHORAL REPERTOIRE FEATURING ALL CHORAL DIVISIONS IN BROOKLYN COMMUNITY VENUES IN DECEMBER 2011 AND MAY 2012. BYCA DISTRIBUTES FREE/DISCOUNTED TICKETS FOR SELF-PRODUCED CONCERTS TO CHILDREN,FAMILIES, AND SCHOOLS THROUGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. STUDENT SUCCESS IN APPLYING TO SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS AND TO COLLEGES:IN 2012, BYCA'S EIGHTH GRADERS ACHIEVED A 64% ACCEPTANCE RATE IN APPLYING TO SPECIALIZED MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOLS, SUCH AS LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC & ART/PERFORMING ARTS AND EDWARD R. MURROW HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH HAVE OVERALL ACCEPTANCE RATES BETWEEN 7% AND 15%, WHILE BYCA GRADUATES HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO ADVANCED PRE-PROFESSIONAL MUSIC TRAINING PROGRAMS AT WESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE, BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, BROOKLYN COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN VOCAL ARTS PROGRAM. 1118545 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 48 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 26 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 NY X JULIAN SHEFFIELD 7182439447 179 PACIFIC STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 VALERIE LEWIS 40.00 X X 100779 0 24912 DIANNE BERKUN 40.00 X X 108351 0 8160 MARY ANNE YANCEY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 J BARCLAY COLLINS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GAIL ERICKSON 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HILLARY RICHARD 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANA ADAMS 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY BERKUN 2.00 X 0 0 0 RUFUS COLLINS 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIE DEROSA 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALYSSA FANT 2.00 X 0 0 0 NAOMI GARDNER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW GATTO 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GILLESPIE 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLAS GRABAR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC KENWORTHY 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID POHL 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN ROCKEY 2.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN ROUNER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SAGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAMER SECKIN 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN M STIRRUP 2.00 X 0 0 0 NARCISSA TITMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA WATTS 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE R YAGODA 2.00 X 0 0 0 NECOLE BROWN 2.00 X 0 0 0 209130 0 33072 2 0 0 0 0 160016 128500 861416 57971 1149932 TUITION AND FEES 611600 304184 304184 CONTRACTED PERFORMANCE 711130 103346 103346 BOX OFFICE REVENUE 711130 50469 50469 PROGRAM JOURNAL 711130 210 210 458209 23949 23949 62028 54764 7264 7264 7264 80813 160016 80813 0 950 0 950 950 MISCELLENEOUS 900099 3157 3157 3157 1643461 462316 0 31213 260728 220327 13467 26934 477759 357808 68547 51404 32359 25239 5206 1914 61359 48028 6943 6388 21923 21923 58000 58000 4417 4417 143234 128262 10280 4692 28749 24149 1150 3450 100742 81921 9122 9699 67758 52851 7454 7453 21790 20127 1215 448 68726 53795 7776 7155 24950 19529 2823 2598 PRODUCTION EXPENSE 66116 66116 INDIRECT BENEFIT EXPENS 36670 36670 UNIFORM EXPENSE 14415 14415 AUDIO & VIDEO PRODUCTIO 4758 4758 5573 1220 2165 2188 1500026 1118545 162488 218993 273168 265755 242959 265126 92045 236463 5874 15289 32958 11838 2700107 678622 2043826 2021485 966180 991099 3657010 3807055 69517 45918 91090 106485 21855 23453 182462 175856 X 2675874 2676448 348674 504751 450000 450000 3474548 3631199 3657010 3807055 X 143435 13216 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 553470 958507 906903 985079 1149932 4553891 553470 958507 906903 985079 1149932 4553891 1151544 3402347 14958 8849 19932 39154 23949 106842 5595 510 4186 3658 3157 17106 4677839 1645282 0.72730 0.74710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 496174 2626 22197 476603 466433 53062 23321 496174 452255 18623 4445 466433 262400 187600 10170 7915 452255 0.00000 0.94420 0.05580 1 0 1100000 218167 881833 1411350 333656 1077694 128550 112606 15944 60207 14193 46014 2021485 UNIFORM DEPOSITS 23453 23453 1643461 1500026 143435 13216 13216 156651 1615590 13216 13216 1602374 4417 36670 41087 1643461 1458939 0 1458939 4417 36670 41087 1500026 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR THE PROGRAM AND THE MAINTENANCE OF BYCA. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE POSITION THAT BYCA IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES OR NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES OR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND CONCLUDED THAT NO DISCLOSURES RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XII / PART XIII, LINE 4B. INDIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM TEMPOARILY RESTRICTED BENEFIT X X X X X X X 1 ANNE SCOTT 245 WEST 104TH STREET 2C NEW YORK NY 10025 FUNDRAISING COUNSEL 0 0 14000 -14000 BRYONY ROMER 439 2ND STREET 5 BROOKLYN NY 11215 GRANT WRITING 0 0 44000 -44000 58000 -58000 NY BENEFIT EVENT 240829 160016 80813 14000 59982 2475 4356 240829 160016 80813 14000 59982 2475 4356 80813 0 X 2 57971 FMV 0 0 0 990, PART I, LINE 6, NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS: VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE 25 UNPAID BOARD MEMBERS AND 73 PARENTS/GRANDPARENTS WHO CHAPERONE OR OTHERWISE ASSIST WITH PERFORMANCES, CONCERT PRODUCTIONS, MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT. NEW PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 BYCA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE FIRST BYCA MUSIC ANNEX IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BEDFORD STUYVESANT RESTORATION CORP. AT RESTORATION'S YOUTH ARTS ACADEMY, WHICH OFFERED A NEW PREPARATORY DIVISION LEVEL CLASS FOR 25 CHILDREN AGED 7-9 IN BEDFORD STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN DURING 2011-12. THE CLASS MET WEEKLY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS FOR 70 MINUTES AT RESTORATION PLAZA, LED BY BYCA'S PREPARATORY DIVISION CONDUCTOR JEAN KIM. THE ANNEX DREW STUDENTS NOT ONLY FROM BEDFORD STUYVESANT, BUT ALSO FROM EAST NEW YORK AND CROWN HEIGHTS, FOR WHOM A TRIP TO DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN MAY HAVE BEEN AN INSURMOUNTABLE OBSTACLE TO PARTICIPATION. OF OUR 25 ANNEX STUDENTS, 19 RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID. BY ESTABLISHING THE ANNEX, WE TOOK A GREAT LEAP FORWARD IN OUR EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO RECRUIT DIVERSE YOUNG CHORISTERS FROM THROUGHOUT BROOKLYN, AND CREATED A MODEL FOR BOTH AN EXPANDED PROGRAM AT BEDFORD STUYVESANT RESTORATION, AND FOR AN EXPANDED PROGRAM AT OTHER SITES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBER DIANNE BERKUN IS THE DAUGHTER OF JUDY BERKUN, WHO IS A FOUNDING TRUSTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BUSINESS MANAGER AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED IN THE PAST YEAR, AND THE METHODS OF MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY ARE STILL EVOLVING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR WAS DETERMINED THROUGH A PERFORMANCE REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 13,216.