SPIRE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $270K · expenses $257K · assets $21K
- EIN
- 46-1123339
- Address
- 9101 N AMBASSADOR DR APT 1104, KANSAS CITY, MO 64154-7279
- NTEE code
- A68
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- January 2013 (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 supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Spire Chamber Ensemble inspires educates and enriches the Kansas City metropolitan community through the transformational power of choral music performed at the highest artistic level.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben A Spalding | Founder and Artistic Director | 2021-2024 | $57,000 | $145,048 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Matthew Naylor | President | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Courtney Koger | Secretary | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Barbara Haviland | Member | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Traci Kuffour | Member | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Benny Lee | Member | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jacob Hofeling | Member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Marquita Taylor | Member | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gregory Campbell (former) | Member | 2021-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Christopher Miles (former) | Member | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Adrion C Roberson (former) | Member | 2021-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $57K · 0 employees · 55 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben A Spalding | Founder and Artistic Director | 40 | $57,000 | $0 | $0 | $57,000 | 1 |
| Dr Matthew Naylor | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Courtney Koger | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Haviland | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Traci Kuffour | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Benny Lee | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jacob Hofeling | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Marquita Taylor | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $48K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben A Spalding | Executive Director | 40 | $48,000 | - | $0 | $48,000 | 1 |
| Dr Matthew Naylor | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Courtney Koger | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gregory Campbell | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Haviland | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Traci Kuffour | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Benny Lee | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $48
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben A Spalding | Executive Director | 40 | $48 | - | $0 | $48 | 1 |
| Dr Matthew Naylor | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Courtney Koger | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christopher Miles | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gregory Campbell | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Haviland | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Traci Kuffour | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Benny Lee | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Adrion C Roberson | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $40K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben A Spalding | Executive Director | 40 | $40,000 | - | $0 | $40,000 | 1 |
| Dr Matthew Naylor | President | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Courtney Koger | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christopher Miles | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gregory Campbell | Member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Haviland | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Traci Kuffour | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Benny Lee | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Adrion C Roberson | Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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 year | Grants and other assistance | Contracts | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $50,000 | $0 | 2 |
Largest awards · 2 shown
| Year | Agency | Kind | Program | Description | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | National Endowment for the Arts | Grant or other assistance | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL AND TRAVEL COSTS FOR THE 2026 CHORAL CONDUCTING INSTITUTE. | $30,000 |
| 2026 | National Endowment for the Arts | Grant or other assistance | PROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024 | PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT STAFF SALARIES AND ARTIST FEES FOR A CHORAL CONDUCTING WORKSHOP CELEBRATING AMERICA250. | $20,000 |
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 990 | ||||||||
| $269,558 | $257,083 | $21,186 | $21,186 | $233,572 | $35,986 | $0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $196,066 | $195,862 | $8,711 | $8,711 | $109,289 | $86,777 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $150,517 | $166,381 | $8,507 | $8,507 | $119,671 | $30,846 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $176,243 | $177,821 | $24,371 | $24,371 | $129,904 | $46,339 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $236,250 in all, tax years 2017 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURIEL MCBRIEN KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SPIRE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE” | 2021-2024 | 7 | $82,250 | 2024 | $44,750 | show |
| GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2017, 2019, 2024 | 3 | $45,500 | 2024 | $8,000 | show |
| RICHARD J STERN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SPIRE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE” | 2019-2024 | 7 | $34,000 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| KANSAS HEALTH FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2022, 2024 | 2 | $30,000 | 2024 | $5,000 | show |
| THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SPIRE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE” | 2020-2024 | 5 | $24,000 | 2024 | $6,000 | show |
| METROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER KANSAS CITY | Public charity | Exact | 2021-2023 | 3 | $17,000 | 2023 | $5,500 | show |
| WILLIAM T KEMPER CHARITABLE TRUST DTD 020389 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SPIRE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE” | 2019 | 1 | $3,500 | 2019 | $3,500 | show |
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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 · $257,083 spent · pay $194,115 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $194,115 | $194,115 | $0 | $0 | 75.5% | |
| Travel | $32,487 | $32,487 | $0 | $0 | 12.6% | |
| Office expenses | $13,360 | $13,360 | $0 | $0 | 5.2% | |
| Occupancy | $7,250 | $7,250 | $0 | $0 | 2.8% | |
| Interest | $4,198 | $4,198 | $0 | $0 | 1.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $3,279 | $3,279 | $0 | $0 | 1.3% | |
| Insurance | $1,844 | $1,844 | $0 | $0 | 0.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Archival Audio Recordings | $550 | $550 | $0 | $0 | 0.2% |
| Total | $257,083 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $195,862 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $160,303 | 81.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $20,952 | 10.7% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $12,097 | 6.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,510 | 1.3% | |
| Total | $195,862 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $166,381 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $117,364 | 70.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $29,574 | 17.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $14,569 | 8.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $4,874 | 2.9% | |
| Total | $166,381 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $177,821 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $118,672 | 66.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $43,243 | 24.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $12,114 | 6.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $3,792 | 2.1% | |
| Total | $177,821 | 100% |
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