2026-04-15T17:12:42-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 746057576 SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA SOCI 5059084110 15902 Old Galveston Road Webster TX 77598 Paul Rowe Treasurer 5059084110 2026-04-12 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X 0943 X X www.houstontidelanders.org X X 52811 X 24352 17291 5220 2842 0 0 0 0 3106 468 2638 0 0 0 0 52343 3625 2377 0 13897 9587 0 17704 47190 5153 83543 0 88696 83543 88696 0 0 0 0 83543 88696 0 0 83543 88696 Perpetuate the American Art Form of Barbershop Quartet Singing and Chorus Singing by learning, practicing, perfecting, demonstrating and teaching the skills involved in order to engender its appreciation. Ages of our participants range from young adults to seniors. Weekly in person rehearsals had around 30 men per week. Rehearsals, officer training, membership education continued. Approximately 61 dues paying members with approximately 46 active members. Members learned and polished music for performances, including revenue-generating and free for the community. Expenses are for our Musical Director's fees and expenses, our weekly rehearsal space, music and "learning track" recordings, and fees and expenses for bringing in outside coaches. 0 24458 Fulfilled our exempt purpose of "Perpetuate the American Art Form of Barbershop Quartet Singing and Chorus Singing". Attendance for Good Time Shows, Christmas Shows, and paid performances for local organizations were as expected. Unpaid performances at schools in Ft Bend County were well received. Event attendance levels averaged 110 people per revenue-generating show. Singing Valentines delivery program was positive. We have free performances to Heights Kids Day of Music, Memorial Day "A Night to Remember" tribute, and Heroes at Home golf tournament benefiting Green Beret veterans. $6,899.73 for Program Service Expenses was necessary to generate Program Service Revenue via our paid shows to aid in fulfillment of our mission. 0 6900 Our Next Generation Barbershop programs implement the part of our Mission to "support vocal music education with youth programs". Our programs throughout the year included: A) Our Next Generation Barbershop Quartet Contest was held across the Houston region, where prizes were awarded. Entries were received from Alief ISD, Alvin ISD, Clear Creek ISD, Fort Bend ISD, Humble ISD and Montgomery ISD. These entries spanned Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris and Montgomery counties. Awards to winners and their schools totaled $2,350. B) The chorus participated in Heights Kids Day of Music in central Houston, providing a free chorus performance, and a table to encourage youth and parents to try singing a simple song with our members. Estimated 200 youth and adults in the chorus performance audience, and 100 youth and adults served at our table. C) The chorus supported school music education through youth singing events and joint performances with middle and high school choir programs. C.1) The chorus conducted singing workshops for Crockett Middle School in Richmond TX (Fort Bend County). Estimated 120 boys and girls participated. C.2) The chorus performed with the La Porte ISD choirs during their Men's Night Out. Over 150 youth were involved. Our $312 expense was for music purchased and donated to the La Porte High School Music Department. The choirs performed this music with the Tidelanders in a large combined chorus. C.3) Over 350 youth were involved at Humble ISD (south) Men's Night Out at Summer Creek High School, Houston, Texas, where we performed for the students and parents, and we sang with all of the students. There was $0 expense and the Summer Creek High School Choir Booster Club donated $150 to the Houston Tidelanders. C.4) The Tidelanders chorus performed in our 11th annual joint holiday concert at Needville high school, concluding with a combined choir including an estimated 80 students. The Tidelanders received a performance fee of $1400 as part of profit sharing with Needville HS. 2350 312 31670 Steve Coon President 15 0 Paul Rowe Immediate Past President 10 0 John Watkins Secretary 10 0 Pete Hasbrook Acting Treasurer 10 0 0 0 Patrick McAlexander Chorus Musical Director 15 10800 0 760 Clarke Bean Chair - Music and Performance 10 0 0 0 Ron Day Chair - Chapter Development 10 0 Ed Wick Chair - Community Outreach 10 0 0 0 Larry Giles Chair - Chorus Manager 10 0 Duane Ullman Chair - Marketing and Public Relations 10 0 Josh Connelly Chair - Show Production 10 0 Pete Hasbrook Chair - Show Development 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Rowe 15902 Old Galveston Road Apt 528 Webster TX 77598 5059084110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 9670 20904 12405 18845 27601 89425 7227 16829 22728 22596 22368 91748 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16897 37733 35133 41441 49969 181173 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 181173 0 0 0 0 2842 2842 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2842 2842 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16897 37733 35133 41441 52811 184015 0.98456 1 0.01544 0 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 3 Member annual dues base rate was increased in late 2024 from $22 to $65 per year, to help offset our expected annual deficits. 2025 was the first year we saw the full increase in revenue from this dues increase. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Next Generation Barbershop Tag Contest cash awards to winners and their schools: $2,350. + Profit share with Fort Bend Family Promise nonprofit from Tidelanders' FBFP Benefit Concert: $1,275 = $3,625 Total Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^16 Insurance;1375|16 Marketing and PR;4169|16 Misc Bank and CC Chgs;133|16 Music incl Next Gen Barbershop;2923|16 Office and Computer;971|16 Program;549|16 School and Indiv Trng;684|16 Show Exps;6900^Total;17704^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 18 In 2024 our deficit for the year was -$885. / In 2025 our new Outreach and Community Service Chair started campaigns to increase our donations from our members and the public. Through increased donations from members, increased corporate matching donations, and increased donations from the public, plus the full effect of our member dues increase made in 2024 (see line 3 comment), we reversed our deficit and finished 2025 with a surplus of +$5,153. / This surplus will allow us to expand our educational mission in 2026, such as bringing in coaches to improve our singing and musical performance, and expanding our Next Generation Barbershop (NGB) school outreach efforts.