2025-11-22T15:12:12-08:00 2024-12-31 822360810 L C MILLER CPA PS 4007 Bridgeport Way W Ste F-4 University Place WA 98466 990 2024-01-01 822515143 Refugee Choir Project REFU 2537778478 PO Box 2321 Tacoma WA 98401 Orlando G Morales Executive Director 2537778478 2025-11-13 true true L Calyn Miller P01228593 2535659424 2025-11-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Orlando Morales 12201 75th Ave S Seattle WA 98178 327706 false X www.refugeechoir.org X 2017 WA Creating spaces for authentic expression, interconnection, and healing through song and music 7 7 7 75 0 0 425101 319446 8584 8260 0 0 433685 327706 0 0 361842 280799 0 47367 115356 72215 477198 353014 -43513 -25308 129066 103734 0 129066 103734 Creating spaces for authentic expression, interconnection, and healing through song and music false false 197511 233246 0 Creating space for authentic expression: The Tacoma Refugee Choir (TRC) fosters authentic expression through 35 weekly choir rehearsals in 2024, creating space for honest conversations where people bring their unique gifts and perspectives. Members learn that their voice and stories matter, messages they otherwise hear too seldom. In this supportive environment, members regularly led warm-ups, taught songs they wrote, shared artistic talents including cello performances, and presented personal stories and poems. It was a prolific year for TRC originals with five new songs created, and multiple members sharing shongs from their countries of origin. This cultivation of authentic expression has transformed members confidence both within and beyond the the Choir, with a least nine members crediting this support as instrumental in taking first steps into community leadership, including representing Washington at the National Refugee Congress and serving on Tacomas Commission on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs. 48456 84460 8260 Interconnection and Community Building: TRC events demonstrate the power of interconnection and community building across diverse populations. In 2024, our spring Good Things Happen concert united 300 people through performances featuring Congolese singer Providence Kamana, Venezuelan ensemble Tumbarrancho Gaitero, Egyptian tabla player George Sadak, and Mayor Woodards conducting alongside Choir members. The South Tacoma Sings concert brought together over 100 voices from three Tacoma public schools and TRC members on one stage, building intergenerational connections. We held nine Community Nights across different Tacoma neighborhoods, deliberately rotating locations to make programming accessible and foster connections among people who cant commit to regual rehearsals. These gatherings united participants through gospel, Brazilian, Flamenco, and Filipino music traditions, creating bridges between cultures. Audience members consistently reported feeling the warmth, joy, and sense of interconnection displayed by people from around the world working together. 1778 10000 0 Healing Through the Arts: TRC provides healing through the arts by creating opportunities for emotional support, creative expression, and meaningful connection. The emotional and practical support members shared at weekly rehearsals, combined with the act of singing each others songs together, has helped many find their voice and heal. Members have credited successes in their personal lives--including job promotions and business expansion--to the higher confidence they feel through TRC participation. Our School Residence Program and workshops for students brought healing and fulfillment to young people with one Mount Tahoma teacher sharing my students felt fulfilled and students saying the experience made choir cool again. A graduating senior expressed feeling like a real musician for the first time. These artistic experiences created safe spaces for processing emotions, building confidence, and experiencing the joy and hope that comes from creative community engagement. 247745 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 0 7 true false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false X L Calyn Miller CPA 2535659424 PO Box 65230 University Place WA 98466 Erin Galeno Board Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Amy Leonard Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Melinda Huish Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Eula Ramroop Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bhagirath Bhatt Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Maricres Valdez Castro Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dalia Ibrahim Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 John W Lotts Executive Director 20.00 X 11900 0 0 Erin Guinup Executive Director 40.00 X 94274 0 0 106174 0 0 false false false 319446 319446 Performances 711130 8260 0 0 8260 327706 8260 0 0 280799 221797 37330 21672 2265 2265 0 0 255 0 255 0 4418 176 4242 0 2675 2133 271 271 16018 11488 4487 43 1033 688 345 0 Fundraising Expenses 2112 0 0 2112 Performers/Artists 4423 4423 0 0 Production Staff 1324 1324 0 0 Video Production 585 585 0 0 37107 2866 10972 23269 353014 247745 57902 47367 129066 103734 129066 103734 0 0 X 129066 103734 129066 103734 129066 103734 -25308 -24 X false false false X 0 0 273285 229793 454807 425101 319446 1702432 49931 129359 20361 8584 8260 216495 0 0 323216 359152 475168 433685 327706 1918927 0 0 0 1918927 1918927 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X Pt VI, Line 11b The board reviews the return before filing Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Suppplies & Materials 3369. 1808. 1561. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Professional Development 692. 443. 249. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Outside/Professional Services 9086. 225. 8861. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Artistic Development 390. 390. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Consulting/Grantwriting 23269. 0. 0. 23269. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Bank Fees 44. 0. 44. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Taxes & Licenses 257. 0. 257. 0.