2025-11-14T11:19:15-05:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 237431029 RICHARD TUCKER MUSIC FOUNDATION INC RICH 2127572218 1790 BROADWAY STE 1501 NEW YORK NY 10019 Peter H Carwell Executive Director 2127572218 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Peter Carwell 1790 BROADWAY STE 1501 NEW YORK NY 10019 682032 false X X 1975 NY To advance and support the careers of talented American opera singer through awards and grants and public performances and to bring opera to the community. 17 17 1 0 0 0 765582 682032 0 0 0 0 0 0 765582 682032 50000 55500 0 0 169061 169286 0 0 160494 392593 458213 611654 682999 153928 -967 104205 103238 0 0 104205 103238 Please see Schedule O false false 370994 55000 0 Awards and grants program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 370994 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false true false false NY X Peter Carwell 2127572218 1790 BROADWAY STE 1501 NEW YORK NY 10019 Peter Carwell Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X X 155000 0 2428 Barry Tucker President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Manocherian Chairman 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Tucker VP 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sherrill Milnes VP 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lawrence Brownlee Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joyce DiDonato Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Timothy Dolan Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thor Eckert Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sanford Fisher Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Renee Fleming Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Mead Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joel Picket Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Pomerantz Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Renaud Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Henry Tucker Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 155000 0 2428 1 false true false 0 0 274266 0 0 407766 0 682032 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 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 682032 0 0 0 55500 55500 0 0 0 0 0 0 155000 155000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2428 809 809 809 11858 3952 3952 3952 19936 6645 6645 6645 0 0 0 0 13074 4358 4358 4358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20645 6881 6881 6881 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76223 25407 25407 25407 25245 8415 8415 8415 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9116 3038 3038 3038 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5768 1922 1922 1922 Annual Gala concert expenses 157152 52384 52384 52384 Other concert and master class expenses 80932 29977 29977 29977 audition expenses 45362 15120 15120 15120 dues and subscriptions 4760 1586 1586 1586 0 0 0 0 682999 370994 160494 160494 0 0 0 0 104205 103238 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 104205 103238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 104205 103238 0 0 104205 103238 104205 103238 -967 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 411873 467746 700322 765582 707217 3052740 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 411873 467746 700322 765582 707217 3052740 68945 2983795 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3052740 0.9774 0.8808 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 242766 0 242766 0 0 0 0 0 157152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 242766 0 242766 0 0 0 0 0 157152 157152 85614 false false false false false false false false false Peter Carwell Executive Director 155000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2203 0 157203 0 0 0 Part VI, Line 11a Email copy sent to Board members; Part VI, Line 15 Reviewed with Executive Committee of board Part III Line 1 | Explanation:| Form 990 Part III Line 1 Organizational Mission The purposes for which this corporation has been organized are as follows: The Richard Tucker Music Foundation is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to the support and advancement of the careers of promising and talented American opera singers perpetuating the artistic legacy of the great American tenor Richard Tucker and bringing opera to the community. In addition the Foundation seeks to heighten the publics awareness of the art of opera through performances master classes and radio television and streaming events. The Foundation also supports other opera and cultural institutions and organizations. Through awards and grants for study performance opportunities and other career-enhancing activities the Foundation provides professional development for singers at several levels of career-readiness: - The Sara Tucker Study Grants provide grants to singers selected through a vocal competition who are recently out of conservatory or in young artist development programs and are considered to be at the beginning of promising careers. - The Richard Tucker Career Grants provide grants to promising singers selected through a vocal competition who have begun professional careers and who have already performed roles with opera companies nationally or internationally. - The Richard Tucker Award is conferred annually upon a single artist who has reached a high level of artistic accomplishment and who in the opinion of the judging panel is on the threshold of a major international career. In 202 and 2021 as a result of the pandemic The Foundation was forced to suspend its auditions grants and concert program Responding to the needs of young artists who were without work the Foundation gave relief grants to recent winners of awards and promoted their work on social media channels. Form 990 Part III Line 4a Program Service Accomplishments The foremost measures of the Foundations effectiveness lie in the professional accomplishments of the recipients of its grants and awards the willingness of the organization to support potential as well as proven artistic talent and the opportunities for growth the Foundation can provide to singers at many levels of career development. The annual Richard Tucker Gala concert which is held at Carnegie Hall and broadcast of radio and internationally web streamed is a central program and the primary fund-raising vehicle of the Foundation. Through this concert the message of the Foundation is carries to a wide audience and the Richard Tucker Award winner and other grant recipients are showcased in the company of a distinguished cast of international stars. Other programs of the Foundation include master classes and concerts in a variety of community setting which provide performance opportunities and recognition for award winners and enrich the cultural life of the communities in which they take place. The work of the Tucker Foundation is guided by a Board of Directors whose members include leaders in business education and the arts. The Board which is committed to strengthening the cultural life of New York City and the metropolitan region provides intellectual financial and artistic counsel to the Foundations management from a variety of perspectives and generates a network of support for the organization from the associations and constituencies its members represent. Form 990 Part VI Line 2 Business or Family Relationships of Officers Directors Barry President Robert Vice-President and David and Joan Directors are all members of the Tucker family. Form 990 Part VI Line 11b Form 990 Review Process Management reviewed the draft of the Form 990 with the finance committee and provided edits. After this process was performed the Form 990 was sent to the full board for review. Form 990 Part VI Line 12c Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization has a Board approved conflict of interests policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating that they had no conflicts and identifying the nature of any interested party transactions. Form 990 Part VI Line 15a Compensation Review & Approval Process The Executive Committee reviews comparable salaries based on a recognized study and reviews the performance of the Executive Director to determine if the existing salary and benefit package falls within these ranges. After this review the salary and benefits are voted on by the Executive Committee. Form 990 Line VI Line 19 Other organizational documents publicly available. Governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available upon request.