2025-10-27T13:22:45-05:00 2025-03-31 882599138 HUTTER CPA LLC 1931 BELLEVUE AVE SAINT LOUIS MO 63143 990EZ 2024-04-01 431691563 KIRKWOOD CHILDREN'S CHORALE INC KIRK 3144716786 PO BOX 220256 KIRKWOOD MO 63122 KURT LEEMANN PRESIDENT 3144716786 2025-10-23 1 1 TERESA M HUTTER CPA P01717100 3144747998 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X HTTPS://CRESCENDOYOUTHCHOIRS.ORG/ X X 60771 X 24539 35672 560 60771 38203 107 1818 1364 17632 59124 1647 39208 0 40855 39208 40855 39208 40855 0 0 39208 40855 X TO PROVIDE QUALITY, SINGER-FOCUSED VOCAL TRAINING IN A PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES FUN, FRIENDSHIP, CONFIDENCE, AND SUCCESS. KIRKWOOD CHILDREN'S CHORALE (DBA CRESCENDO YOUTH CHOIRS) WELCOMES SINGERS FROM 1ST THROUGH 12TH GRADE. A TYPICAL SEASON RUNS FROM LATE AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY. TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION, CRESCENDO'S ARTISTIC STAFF SCHEDULES 30 REHEARSALS EACH SEASON. DURING THESE REHEARSALS, SINGERS ARE INTRODUCED TO A HIGH-QUALITY AND DIVERSE MUSICAL REPERTOIRE. THE ARTISTIC STAFF EMPHASIZES PROPER VOCAL TECHNIQUE AND MUSICAL LITERACY AT LEVELS THAT ARE BOTH CHALLENGING AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE. HIGH EXPECTATIONS ARE SET, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES.CRESCENDO PRODUCES TWO FORMAL CONCERTS EACH YEAR. THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SELECTS ACOUSTICALLY RICH VENUES THAT HIGHLIGHT THE EFFORT AND TALENT OF THE SINGERS. OVER THE YEARS, CRESCENDO HAS BEEN INVITED TO COLLABORATE AND PERFORM WITH A VARIETY OF DISTINGUISHED ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS, INCLUDING THE MUSIC DEPARTMENTS OF WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY AND SIUEDWARDSVILLE, SOPRANO SISSEL KYRKJEB, SOPRANO BENEDETTA ORSI, SUSAN SLAUGHTER AND THE ST. LOUIS BRASS, THE ST. LOUIS PHILHARMONIC, THE ST. LOUIS WIND SYMPHONY, AND THE ST. LOUIS WOMEN'S CHORUS. THE CHOIR HAS ALSO PERFORMED IN 13 STATES AND WASHINGTON D.C., AND COMPLETED TOURS OF EIGHT FOREIGN COUNTRIES, PERFORMING WITH THEIR OVERSEAS PEERS PARTICIPATING IN MUSICAL FESTIVALS AND CULTURALLY RICH EXPERIENCES. 0 55031 55031 KURT LEEMANN PRESIDENT 4.00 0 0 0 BEVERLY FEARS SECRETARY 4.00 0 0 0 BRETT KELLEY TREASURER 4.00 0 0 0 VINNIE WARNER DIRECTOR 4.00 0 0 0 HEATHER BOND DIRECTOR 4.00 0 0 0 GABRIELLE PIERLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 12.00 12250 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE ORGANIZATION PO BOX 220256 KIRKWOOD MO 63122 3144716786 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 2338 9924 20745 20427 24539 77973 2338 9924 20745 20427 24539 77973 77973 1 1 1 6 560 569 78542 127078 0.99280 0.99980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 560. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING & PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 10,292. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 672. DESCRIPTION: MUSIC PURCHASED. AMOUNT: 1,383. DESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD FEES. AMOUNT: 1,111. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 838. DESCRIPTION: TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 763. DESCRIPTION: CHOIR ACTIVITY. AMOUNT: 672. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE. AMOUNT: 603. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 358. DESCRIPTION: UNIFORMS & T-SHIRTS. AMOUNT: 269. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 671. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 17,632. THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS BEST ATTEMPT TO FILE ON TIME. HOWEVER, CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTED US FROM ACCOMPLISHING THIS. IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION RELIED UPON THE ASSISTANCE AND EXPERTISE OF A TAX PROFESSIONAL TO OFFICIALLY CHANGE THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL YEAR END TO JUNE 30. THIS TAX PROFESSIONAL LED US TO BELIEVE THAT THEY PROPERLY FILED A SHORT PERIOD RETURN FOR THE PERIOD 4/1/2023-6/30/2023 IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE FISCAL YEAR END. AFTER THIS, WE CONTINUED TO FILE FORM 990-N AS USUAL SINCE WE WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SIMPLIFIED FILING. TAX YEAR 2024 WAS THE FIRST YEAR FOR WHICH A FORM 990-EZ WAS REQUIRED, RATHER THAN FORM 990-N. SINCE WE BELIEVED THAT THE FISCAL YEAR END WAS 6/30/2025, WE BELIEVED THAT THE 2024 FORM 990-EZ WAS NOT DUE UNTIL 11/15/2025. UPON HIRING A CPA IN OCTOBER 2025 TO PREPARE THE 2024 FORM 990-EZ, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FISCAL YEAR HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED TO JUNE 30 AS WE PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE.WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU PLEASE ABATE THE LATE FILING PENALTY, AS A PENALTY OF THIS SIZE CREATES A SERIOUS HARDSHIP FOR THIS SMALL ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.