SERAPHIM SINGERS INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $44K · expenses $51K · assets $13K
- EIN
- 05-0544595
- Address
- 11 GARDEN ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138-3605
- Website
- www.seraphimsingers.org
- NTEE code
- A6B
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt: reinstated November 15, 2010 after an automatic revocation on November 15, 2010 IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Daryl Bichel (its 2021 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
To present concerts of classical choral music.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Lester | Music Director Emerita | 2022-2024 | $0 | $25,500 | 1 |
| Daryl Bichel | Artistic Director | 2022-2024 | $2,000 | $2,000 | 2 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
13 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Lane | Treasurer | 2023-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Livia Racz | Clerk | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Katy Fickenworth | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Warren Hutchison | Director | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joshua Lawton | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Ryan Lynch | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Claire Mumford | Director | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Louise Mundinger | Director | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Mark Nemeskal | Director | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eileen Sweeney | Director | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laurie Szablewski | Director | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| M Elizabeth Spauding (former) | Clerk | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Leslie Price (former) | Director | 2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 13 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Bichel | Artistic Director | 6 | $2,000 | - | $0 | $2,000 | 2 |
| Jennifer Lester | Music Director Emerita | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jay Lane | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Livia Racz | Clerk | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Katy Fickenworth | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Warren Hutchison | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joshua Lawton | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Ryan Lynch | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Claire Mumford | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Louise Mundinger | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Mark Nemeskal | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eileen Sweeney | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laurie Szablewski | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 13 people listed · 1 paid, $12K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Lester | Music Director | 10 | $12,000 | - | $0 | $12,000 | 1 |
| Daryl Bichel | Artistic Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Jay Lane | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Livia Racz | Clerk | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Katy Fickenworth | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Warren Hutchison | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joshua Lawton | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Ryan Lynch | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Claire Mumford | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Louise Mundinger | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Mark Nemeskal | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eileen Sweeney | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laurie Szablewski | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $14K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Lester | Music director | 10 | $13,500 | - | $0 | $13,500 | 1 |
| Daryl Bichel | President | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Laurie Szablewski | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| M Elizabeth Spauding | Clerk | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Warren Hutchison | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Nemeskal | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Louise Mundinger | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Leslie Price | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Livia Racz | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eileen Sweeney | Advisor | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $44,365 | $50,679 | $13,418 | $13,418 | $29,514 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $43,070 | $61,918 | $19,732 | $19,732 | $32,721 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $67,820 | $75,775 | $38,580 | $38,580 | $60,068 | $0 | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS AGO Jamaica Plain, MA · 4 people in common (Daryl Bichel, Jay Lane, Joshua Lawton)
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $71,403 in all, tax years 2011 to 2023. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK CHARITABLE TRUST | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SERAPHIM SINGERS INC” | 2011-2018 | 8 | $52,000 | 2018 | $8,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019, 2021-2022 | 3 | $19,345 | 2022 | $7,345 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SERAPHIM SINGERS INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $58 | 2023 | $26 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMESON SINGERS INC | MA | A6B | $62,255 | $57,795 | Music Director | $14,000 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| SALISBURY SINGERS INC | MA | A6B | $80,547 | $46,974 | PAST PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| READING COMMUNITY SINGERS | MA | A6B | $45,258 | $43,102 | SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| BOSTON SAENGERFEST MENS CHORUS INC | MA | A6B | $47,030 | $53,372 | Artistic Director | $23,763 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GREATER TIVERTON COMMUNITY CHORUS INC | MA | A6B | $23,511 | $19,113 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission |
| BOYS OF SUMMER INC | MA | A6B | $78,331 | $79,331 | DIRECTOR PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| RADCLIFFE CHORAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION | MA | A6B | $60,973 | $38,793 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission |
| COMMONWEALTH CHORALE INC | MA | A6B | $79,441 | $112,627 | Artistic Director | $30,350 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SOUND & SPIRIT INC | MA | A6B | $70,740 | $73,166 | Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE CONCORD WOMENS CHORUS INC | MA | A6B | $65,821 | $77,114 | CHAIR | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WESTFORD CHORUS INC | MA | A6B | $27,000 | $22,500 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| VOCALIS YOUTH CHOIR INC | MA | A6B | $32,143 | $32,657 | Artist Director | $6,500 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CHORUS PRO MUSICA INC | MA | A6B | $77,813 | $126,983 | Music Director | $35,000 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| RENAISSANCE MEN INC | MA | A6B | $58,758 | $48,080 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CHORAL ARTS NEW ENGLAND INC | MA | A6B | $78,025 | $10,897 | CHAIR | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CANTEMUS | MA | A6B | $59,012 | $53,309 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WELLESLEY CHORAL SOCIETY | MA | A6B | $31,301 | $36,243 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PILGRIM FESTIVAL CHORUS | MA | A6B | $85,853 | $85,526 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NIGHTINGALE VOCAL ENSEMBLE INCORPORATED | MA | A6B | $44,025 | $61,448 | Artistic Director | $9,167 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NORTHBOROUGH AREA COMMUNITY CHORUS INC | MA | A6B | $24,919 | $12,686 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| COLONIAL CHORUS INC | MA | A6B | $47,620 | $36,931 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CAPE COD CHORALE | MA | A6B | $55,027 | $55,377 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CONCORD CHORUS INC | MA | A6B | $66,880 | $58,111 | Music Director, ExOfficio Member, Executive Committee | $30,358 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ISLAND COMMUNITY CHORUS INC | MA | A6B | $48,445 | $64,205 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MONTACHUSETT CHORALE | MA | A6B | $23,106 | $21,415 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state |
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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 990EZ · $50,679 spent · pay $14,000 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $22,268 | 43.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $14,000 | 27.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $6,481 | 12.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $4,961 | 9.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $2,969 | 5.9% | |
| Total | $50,679 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $61,918 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $34,399 | 55.6% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $12,000 | 19.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $8,233 | 13.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,976 | 6.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $3,310 | 5.3% | |
| Total | $61,918 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $75,775 spent · pay $13,500 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $41,065 | 54.2% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $13,500 | 17.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $9,655 | 12.7% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $5,974 | 7.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $5,581 | 7.4% | |
| Total | $75,775 | 100% |
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