2024-11-07T13:30:41-05:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 742586442 GALA CHORUSES I INC % Robin Godfrey GALA 4123046743 PO BOX 99998 PITTSBURGH PA 152330000 Robin Godfrey Executive Director 2024-11-07 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z GALA Choruses Robin Godfrey PO BOX 99998 PITTSBURGH PA 152330000 821889 false X www.galachoruses.org X 1983 DE GALA Choruses leads the North American gay choral movement. We assist emerging choruses and facilitate networking and training for established groups. Our signature event is our quadrennial festival which brings together over 150 choruses and 7000 singers for the worlds largest LGBTQ choral event. 17 17 0 50 0 0 241695 746178 36777 29108 -63180 25898 14236 20705 229528 821889 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63384 494339 626971 494339 626971 -264811 194918 591091 2130780 806736 2151507 -215645 -20727 GALA Choruses is a vibrant and collaborative community organization that supports guides and inspires LGBTQ+ identified choruses and their allies to leverage the liberating power of singing together to create a more harmonious and equitable society for all. false false 223485 0 0 GALA produces a quadrennial music festival for its member choruses which attracts over 150 performing arts groups with nearly 7000 singers. The most recent festival was held in Minneapolis in July 2024. 20021 0 29108 GALA produces a Leadership Symposium annually except in the year of festival. The 2023 Leadership Symposium was held online so that all of our member choruses could participate regardless of financial circumstances. Workshops were offered on a variety of board development fundraising and planning topics led by Toni Capra a BoardSource certified instructor. 43370 0 0 GALA provides a free consulting service for its member choruses referred to as the GALA 411 program. The advisors available under the program are highly experienced individuals in the areas of artistic excellence board and other administrative matters and equity access and belonging programs. The consultants are available for phone or virtual consultations or in-person meetings or retreats. GALA pays for the adivsors time; if travel is required the member chorus pays for the travel and lodging expenses. During 2023 eleven of our member choruses utilized the 411 program. 106496 0 0 Other progrms includes a best practices program an extensive online resource center a new member chorus support program and a youth services program. 106496 0 0 393372 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true 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 false false false false true 13 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false X 17 17 false true false false true false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X Robin Godfrey 4123046743 3432 Perrysville Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15214 Maria Elena Grant President 10.00 0 X 0 0 0 Justin Fyala Vice President 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 Michael McDonald Secretary 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 Jeff Smith Treasurer 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 Jeff Chapdelaine Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Karen Lane Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Joseph Nadeau Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Oscar Urtusastegui Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Steve Milloy Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 David Dean Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 John Carrion Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Kristen Stinnett Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Carol Paskulin Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Abdullah Hall Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Brayton Bollenbacher Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Miriam Davidson Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Tim Blanchard-Modisette Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false Godfrey Consulting LLC 3432 Perrysville Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15214 Asssociation Management 375000 1 0 74657 0 0 0 671521 0 746178 Registration fees 711130 29108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29108 25898 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Software license fees 9322 0 0 0 Other 11383 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20705 821889 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 427370 292970 76800 57600 0 0 0 0 6051 0 6051 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31063 4750 26313 0 1017 1017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3697 0 3697 0 19202 9050 10152 0 0 0 0 0 43289 43289 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16617 0 16617 0 2439 0 2439 0 Subscriptions and memberships 15679 0 9895 5784 Bank service charges 46998 41486 5512 0 Food and catering for board meetings 7726 0 7726 0 Office supplies 1739 515 1224 0 4084 295 3789 0 626971 393372 170215 63384 0 0 0 0 16921 165882 379730 1417220 26715 48632 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5459 89019 99579 41576 73396 58003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88870 352024 591091 2130780 7153 12376 0 0 724112 2096290 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64368 32184 11103 10657 806736 2151507 X -230822 -35904 15177 15177 -215645 -20727 591091 2130780 194918 0 0 0 0 0 X false true true false X 125395 797720 310187 241695 746178 2221175 63800 24045 450 36777 29108 154180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189195 821765 310637 278472 775286 2375355 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2375355 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33622 1845 50 9020 11383 55920 222817 823610 310687 287492 786669 2431275 0.977 0 X Part III - Line 12 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2019, 33622.0000, Other income| 2020, 1845Other income| 2021, 50Other income| 2022, 9020Other income| 2023, 11383Other income| Part III Line 12 Other income RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 24711 19115 5596 74868 22461 52407 58003 Funds held by PayPal 352024 352024 Funds held for other organizations 10657 10657 821889 0 821889 0 821889 626971 0 626971 0 626971 Part VI, Line 3 The organization is managed under an association management services contract with Godfrey Consulting LLC Part VI, Line 6 The association has approximately 185 member choruses as of December 31 2023 Part VI, Line 11b The draft form 990 is reviewed first by the organizations Finance Committee and is then submitted to the full Board of Directors for review prior to filing, Part VI, Line 12c Board members are required to review and sign the Conflict of Interest statement annually Part VI, Line 15 The association management company appoints an individual to serve as the Executive Director for the organization. The contract with the association management company is reviewed annually by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and is then discussed with the full Board before the renewal of the contract and compensation for the following year is determined. Part VI, Line 19 The annual financial statements are available on the organizations website and the governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available through GuideStar.