Nonprofit · EIN 27-4613778
SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC
Also known as SPHERE ENSEMBLE
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990-EZ | $182,510 | $140,349 | $42,161 | $86,139 | $1,126 | $85,013 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990-EZ | $110,055 | $110,994 | -$939 | $58,327 | $15,475 | $42,852 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $155,752
- Program service revenue
- $26,105
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $646
- Other revenue
- $7
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $35,632
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,755
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $91,259
- Printing, publications and postage
- $1,692
- Other expenses
- $32,643
- Program services (functional)
- $95,410
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $58,327
- Total assets, end of year
- $86,139
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,126
- Net assets, end of year
- $85,013
- Cash, savings and investments
- $85,402
- Gross receipts
- $182,510
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Vittal | Executive Director | 20 | $17,241 |
| Sarah Whitnah | Musician and Musician Representative to the Board | 3 | $6,249 |
| Alejandro Gomez Guillen | Music Director | 4 | $5,269 |
| Jesse Werner | Creative Director | 8 | $4,200 |
| Nina Fronjian | Musician and Musician Representative to the Board | 3 | $2,673 |
| Beth Rosbach | Grant Writer and Development Manager | 10 | $0 |
| John David Alley | Board President | 5 | $0 |
| Maria Fisher | Board Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Harbison | Board Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Terrence McDonnell | Board Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Mercure | Board Director | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Walker | Board Director | 2 | $0 |
| Sara Keith | Board Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Vittal | Executive Director | 20 | $13,337 |
| Alejandro Gomez Guillen | Music Director | 2 | $2,991 |
| Jesse Werner | Creative Director | 8 | $2,600 |
| Beth Rosbach | President | 10 | $0 |
| Saul Rosenthal | Vice President | 5 | $0 |
| John David Alley | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Terrence McDonnell | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Claire Graham-McDonnell | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Maria Fisher | Director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 505 N LOGAN ST APT 10, DENVER, CO 80203-3679
- In care of
- % BETH ROSBACH SOLE MBR
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 505 Logan Street 10, Denver CO 80203
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Claire Graham-McDonnell, 13157 Ash Ct, Thornton CO 80241
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Alexander Vittal, Executive Director
- Phone
- (602) 459-5108
- Website
- www.sphereensemble.org/
Mission
Engage diverse communities with string ensemble music through the performance of our innovative arrangements, education, and outreach.
Program accomplishments
- We gave a total of nine public performances of four different concert programs over the season. Each concert program was crafted around a central theme. "Bridges" (September 21 and 22, 2024), made musical connections between composers, pieces, and styles across musical time periods and genres. "Snowflakes & Sleigh Bells" (December 13 and 14, 2024), featured a festive program of favorite and lesser-known Christmas, Hanukkah, and winter seasonal music. "Music for Motion" (April 12, 13, and 14, 2025), featured a world premiere of a new work written for us entitled "Music for Motion" by Colorado composer Carter Pann, and other works around the theme of motion. "Women's Work, Vol. 2" (May 31 and June 1, 2025), featured all works composed by women, including a young, local composer. One performance from each concert cycle was also available to remote audiences via a livestream. Over the course of the season, we had 1136 in-person audience members, 429 views of our livestream concerts, and 6,577 views of all our videos on our youtube channel. Our concert programs included 13 works by women composers, 11 works by BIPOC composers, 17 popular music songs, 4 living classical composers, and also one World Premiere.Expenses $66,568
- Community outreach and educational programming: We gave eight free outreach events with four different partner organizations, reaching a total of 356 participants. Partners included two performances (12/11/24 and 5/30/25) for unhoused individuals recovering from serious medical conditions at the Stout Street Recuperative Care Center, one performance for music students at Colorado State University for a side-by-side workshop on chamber music and extended string playing techniques and a side-by-side performance opportunity (4/14/25), a side-by-side rehearsal and concert with the high school string students of the Spectrum Ensemble (5/29/25 and 6/1/25). Our most robust partnership was with the incarcerated youth at Gilliam Youth Services Center. Our whole group performed concerts on three separate dates (9/21/24, 12/15/24, and 4/13/25), plus a team of three Sphere Ensemble musician/arranger/teachers partnered with a teacher from another organization (Colorado Music Bridge) to help the students develop some of their own original songs, teaching 36 hours over the course of appearances on 10 dates spread over 6 months. Sphere Ensemble performed one of the students' compositions live in our public concerts in April 2025. This same team of Sphere musician/teachers in partnership with the teacher from Colorado Music Bridge also created polished renditions of three other compositions written by students at Gilliam Youth Services Center.Expenses $21,792 · grants $15,000
- Our arrangers created 27 cutting-edge new string versions of pieces from classical, folk, world, and popular music idioms that were uniquely crafted for our group and for our exclusive use. Additionally, our arrangers also wrote four unique medleys of pop songs comprised of excerpts from 45 different songs and lasting over 38 minutes in total.Expenses $7,050
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-4613778
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6C)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $86,139
- Income (IRS master file)
- $182,510
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | June 2025 | $182,510 | $140,349 | $86,139 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2024 | $110,055 | $110,994 | $58,327 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Claire Graham-McDonnell | June 30, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-4613778).
Questions about SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC
- What is the EIN of SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC is 27-4613778.
- Is SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC?
- The 990-N for 2016 names Claire Graham-McDonnell.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $17,241 (Alexander Vittal, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does SPHERE ENSEMBLE LLC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $182,510, expenses of $140,349 and total assets of $86,139 at year end.
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