OBERLIN CHORISTERS

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $187K · expenses $149K · assets $100K

EIN
02-0737741
Address
39 S MAIN ST, OBERLIN, OH 44074-1662
Website
www.ochoristers.org
NTEE code
A6B
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2005 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

Choristers' mission is to provide the highest quality choral music education and performance opportunities to the culturally and economically diverse children and youth of northeast Ohio.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

6 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Emily Capece Artist Director2023-2024 $22,167$43,551 1
Amanda Anderson Office Manager2023-2024 $19,082$37,932 1
Krystal Fox Marketing Coordinator2023-2024 $19,082$37,882 1
Christopher Neely (former) Executive Director2020-2022 $20,828$85,811 1
Emily Capeve (former) Artistic Director2020 $20,922$20,922 1
Cheryl Carter (former) Development Director2023 $18,800$18,800 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Holly Linden Trustee2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Pratt Trustee2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Marty Barnard President2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kylene Roberts Vice President2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Erin Schmeider Secretary2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dr Barb Lamont Treasurer2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Katherine Plank (former) Trustee2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Kaci Korn (former) Trustee2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Doug Gray (former) Vice President2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Rob Petersen (former) Secetary2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Salamone (former) Member2020 3 $0 reported 1
Cynthia Kotora (former) Treasurer2020 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 3 paid, $60K · 14 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Emily Capece Artist Director20 $22,167$0$0 $22,1671
Amanda Anderson Office Manager20 $19,082$0$0 $19,0821
Krystal Fox Marketing Coordinator20 $19,082$0$0 $19,0821
Holly Linden Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Michelle Pratt Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Barnard President1 $0$0$0 $01
Kylene Roberts Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Erin Schmeider Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Dr Barb Lamont Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · 4 paid, $78K · 12 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Emily Capece Artist Director20 $21,384$0$0 $21,3841
Amanda Anderson Office Manager20 $18,850$0$0 $18,8501
Cheryl Carter Development Director20 $18,800$0$0 $18,8001
Krystal Fox Marketing Coordinator20 $18,800$0$0 $18,8001
Holly Linden Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Michelle Pratt Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Barnard President1 $0$0$0 $01
Kylene Roberts Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Erin Schmeider Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Dr Barb Lamont Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $21K · 11 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christopher Neely Executive Director20 $20,828$0$0 $20,8281
Kaci Korn Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Katherine Plank Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Marty Barnard Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Kylene Roberts Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Erin Schmeider Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Doug Gray Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Rob Petersen Secetary1 $0$0$0 $01
Holly Linden President3 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $23K · 10 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christopher Neely Executive Director20 $23,328$0$0 $23,3281
Katherine Plank Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Kaci Korn Trustee1 $0$0$0 $01
Holly Linden President3 $0$0$0 $01
Doug Gray Vice President3 $0$0$0 $01
Rob Petersen Secetary1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $63K · 18 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christopher Neely Executive Director40 $41,655$0$0 $41,6551
Emily Capeve Artistic Director20 $20,922$0$0 $20,9221
Katherine Plank Member3 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Salamone Member3 $0$0$0 $01
Kaci Korn Member3 $0$0$0 $01
Holly Linden President3 $0$0$0 $01
Doug Gray Vice President3 $0$0$0 $01
Rob Petersen Secetary3 $0$0$0 $01
Cynthia Kotora Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2021$0$01
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$186,552$149,442 $100,457$97,904 $122,985$54,042 $39,984149
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,170$156,139 $56,880$55,094 $65,519$59,330 $40,6391210
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$136,390$136,593 $51,462$49,944 $77,917$49,658 $29,0681115
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,787$143,158 $50,216$49,295 $78,061$35,155 $21,8241012
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$84,873$85,069 $47,448$45,996 $77,713$5,852 $34,904184

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $320,576 in all, tax years 2013 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NORD FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OBERLIN CHORISTERS” 2018-2024 7$265,000 2024$45,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LORAIN COUNTY DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2023 5$49,143 2023$8,132
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ALYCE J & ANN J METKA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OBERLIN CHORISTERS” 2018, 2024 2$6,000 2024$3,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OBERLIN CHORISTERS” 2020-2023 4$233 2023$24
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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “OBERLIN CHORISTERS” 2013-2014 2$200 2014$100
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,099,39772 182016–2024 ORPHEUS MALE CHORUS OF PHOENIX; BAY CHORAL GUILD; CHICAGO CHORALE; ZAMIR CHORALE OF BOSTON INC and 14 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$787,12649 182014–2024 SAN LUIS OBISPO MASTER CHORALE; CARY-APEX YOUTH CHOIR; KIRKLAND CHORAL SOCIETY; NEW YORK CITY MASTER CHORALE INC and 14 more
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$574,05040 52010–2024 VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE OF CINCINNATI; CINCINNATI BOYCHOIR INC; MUSE CINCINNATI WOMENS CHOIR; MUSICNOW and 1 more
THE JOHN C GRISWOLD FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$457,00011 12013–2024 VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE OF CINCINNATI
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$433,00820 32012–2024 LARIMER CHORAL SOCIETY; DURANGO CHORAL SOCIETY; 5280 PLUS SENIOR CHORALES
TRIANGLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$397,6394 12013–2020 CHORAL SOCIETY OF DURHAM INC
ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$331,4577 12018–2024 ROCHESTER ORATORIO SOCIETY INC
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COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF GREATER BOSTON INC DAF sponsor$320,24014 12012–2024 ZAMIR CHORALE OF BOSTON INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $149,442 spent · pay $117,835 · grants $0 · events $349
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $66,561$23,663$41,366$1,532 44.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $39,984$20,620$17,428$1,936 26.8%
Payroll taxes $11,290$4,290$6,300$700 7.6%
Other (as described)Program Expenses $9,879$9,879$0$0 6.6%
Occupancy $7,376$7,376$0$0 4.9%
Fees: other services $4,375$2,550$1,825$0 2.9%
Insurance $2,537$2,537$0$0 1.7%
Other (as described)Bank/Paypal/Stripe Processing Charges $1,795$1,795$0$0 1.2%
Other (as described)Electronic Communication $1,642$1,478$164- 1.1%
Information technology $1,586$1,586$0$0 1.1%
Other (as described)Financial Aid $1,007$1,007$0$0 0.7%
Office expenses $820$820$0$0 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $590$590$0$0 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $4,009$349reported apart
Total$149,442100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $156,139 spent · pay $115,593 · grants $0 · events $25
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $65,848$23,148$42,700$0 42.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $40,639$34,543$3,658$2,438 26.0%
Other (as described)Program Expenses $14,643$14,643$0$0 9.4%
Occupancy $14,105$11,913$2,192$0 9.0%
Payroll taxes $9,106$9,106$0$0 5.8%
Office expenses $3,211$3,211$0$0 2.1%
Other (as described)Electronic Communication $2,021$1,819$202$0 1.3%
Other (as described)Financial Aid $1,966$1,966$0$0 1.3%
Insurance $1,927$1,927$0$0 1.2%
Information technology $1,398$1,398$0$0 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,275$1,275$0$0 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $1,693$25reported apart
Total$156,139100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $136,593 spent · pay $100,291 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $62,740$62,740$0$0 45.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $29,068$24,708$2,616$1,744 21.3%
Other (as described)Program Expenses $13,188$13,188$0$0 9.7%
Occupancy $9,135$6,943$2,192$0 6.7%
Payroll taxes $6,690$6,690$0$0 4.9%
Information technology $3,144$3,144$0$0 2.3%
Office expenses $2,594$2,594$0$0 1.9%
Other (as described)Financial Aid $2,573$2,573$0$0 1.9%
Insurance $2,516$2,516$0$0 1.8%
Other (as described)Electronic Communication $2,297$2,067$230$0 1.7%
Other employee benefits $1,793$1,793$0$0 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $855$855$0$0 0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $1,198$0reported apart
Total$136,593100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $143,158 spent · pay $81,739 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $52,337$52,337-- 36.6%
Other (as described)Transfer to Reserves $43,000$43,000$0$0 30.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $21,824$18,550$1,964$1,310 15.2%
Payroll taxes $7,578$7,578-- 5.3%
Other (as described)Program Expenses $5,840$5,840$0$0 4.1%
Occupancy $3,580$2,725$855- 2.5%
Insurance $3,130$3,130-- 2.2%
Information technology $2,589$2,589-- 1.8%
All other expenses $1,989$1,989$0$0 1.4%
Advertising and promotion $695$695-- 0.5%
Other (as described)Financial Aid $387$387$0$0 0.3%
Office expenses $209$209$0- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $1,351$0reported apart
Total$143,158100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $85,069 spent · pay $58,361 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $34,904$29,668$3,141$2,095 41.0%
Other salaries and wages $21,892$21,892-- 25.7%
All other expenses $16,353$16,052$301$0 19.2%
Other (as described)Bad Debt $4,610$4,610$0$0 5.4%
Insurance $2,494$2,494-- 2.9%
Information technology $2,350$2,350-- 2.8%
Payroll taxes $1,565$1,565-- 1.8%
Other (as described)Financial Aid $627$627$0$0 0.7%
Office expenses $153$153-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Postage $100$95$5$0 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $21$21-- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $957$0reported apart
Total$85,069100%

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