Nonprofit · EIN 75-2280180
THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · FORT WORTH, TX 76102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $320,078 | $353,588 | -$33,510 | $320,610 | $19,281 | $301,329 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $269,090 | $244,845 | $24,245 | $327,947 | $0 | $327,947 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $216,309 | $284,362 | -$68,053 | $312,193 | $325 | $311,868 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $275,566
- of which government grants
- $9,000
- Program service revenue
- $40,410
- Investment income
- $4,102
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$7,763
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $12,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $12,918
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,814
- Occupancy
- $3,000
- Depreciation
- $468
- Program services (functional)
- $289,553
- Management and general (functional)
- $38,393
- Fundraising (functional)
- $25,642
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $327,947
- Total assets, end of year
- $320,610
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,281
- Net assets, end of year
- $301,329
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,226
- Publicly traded securities
- $163,546
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $296,329
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,000
- Gross receipts
- $438,389
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 for the year ended May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Levinson Zeus Entertainment Group | Artistic Director Officer | 15 | $38,682 |
| Martha Barnes | Director/Administrative Asst Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $12,000 |
| Michael Francis | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| J Karen Ray | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Daily | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Bradle | Development Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Conroy | Artistic Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Rauch | Education Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carlos Coscia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alice Cushman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jenny Davis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Forestner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gail Granek | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Claudio Lehmann | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Lynn | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenna Recer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leonard Schweitzer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Alice Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Steffen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Levinson Zeus Entertainment Group | Artistic Director Officer | 15 | $33,434 |
| Martha Barnes | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $12,000 |
| Michael Francis | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| J Karen Ray | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Daily | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Bradle | Development Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Martin Conroy | Artistic Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Rauch | Education Chair Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Carlos Coscia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alice Cushman | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jenny Davis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Forestner | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Gail Granek | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Claudio Lehmann | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Lynn | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Lynne Prater | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lenna Recer | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Paul Recer | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Debby Rice | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leonard Schweitzer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Semrad | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Alice Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Steffen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Levinson | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 5 | $32,594 |
| Martha Barnes | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $12,000 |
| Michael Francis | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Karen Ray | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Debby Rice | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Frank Cappuccio | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carlos Coscia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alice Cushman | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Amanda Daily | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jenny Davis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Forestner | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Gail Granek | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Claudio Lehmann | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lynne Prater | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lenna Recer | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Paul Recer | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Leonard Schweitzer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Semrad | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Alice Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Steffen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leo Wegemer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Teresa Wegemer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2501 PARKVIEW DRIVE SUITE 317E, FORT WORTH, TX 76102-5824
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Michael Francis, 2501 Parkview Drive Suite 317E, Fort Worth, TX 76102
- Signed the 990
- Michael Francis, President
- Phone
- (817) 877-3003
- Website
- www.cmsfw.org
- Return prepared by
- 618 Consulting PLLC
Mission
To promote and present the highest quality chamber music for our city and region, reflecting innovation, creativity in programming, and selection of superior musical artists. To build an informed audience for chamber music, now and in the future, through educational programs in the schools, with our concert series, and through the media.
Program accomplishments
- Artistic Program - The foundation of CMSFW is the annual concert series, designed for local artists to provide chamber music experiences to the public; the series has grown to include superior musical artists presenting a variety of chamber music. The 2024-2025 season consisted of 8 concerts presented September 2024-May 2025 and reached approximately 1,300 patrons. The annual concert series helps support the outreach program; both programs serving over 3,000 youth and over 1,000 adults each year and growing. Journey Through Textural Colors, featured internationally known chamber groups such as the Balourdet and Dover Quartets, the Atrium Quartet and the Busch Trio along with noted special guests including pianist Anton Nel, violinist Chloé Kiffer, and cellist Robert deMaine. Of particular note, three years in the making, was the performance of a new work for string quartet written by American composer Jerod Tate. The work was commissioned by our organization, CMSFW, as well as others including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Friends of Chamber Music Arizona. Our concert series included 8 Pre-Concert Conversations educated audiences by delving into composers' composition techniques, their lives, and their historic importance.Expenses $214,955 · revenue $40,410
- Community Outreach - CMSFW developed an educational outreach program to serve students and families in low-income communities, free of charge. For the 2024-2025 there were 30 initiatives, a 70% increase over last fiscal year. Building Blocks of Music reached students through Fort Worth ISD masterclasses and Building Blocks of Music concerts including presentations at Glen Rose ISD that teach the basics of chamber music in a fun, multi-dimensional presentation. Learning with the Masters presented master classes at local universities featuring noted guest artists, furthering the connection to the core series concerts for the university student body and faculty. CMSFW2 promoted an up-and-coming quartet from Julliard with weekend of performances featuring a master class with the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra and a performance at The Stayton at Museum Way. The Fort Worth Youth Orchestra partnership was created to support our goal to nurture talent across North Texas. CMSFW presented focused learning opportunities given through master classes to members of the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra. The Family Concert Series held concerts at each of the museums - The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Kimbell Art Museum, and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art- focused on music for all ages with price breaks for families. Highlights of the series included students performing with professionals, an art contest with students' artwork projected on-screen coordinated with music, and musicians dressed in costume whose pre-concert time was spent engaging with the audience. Retirement Communities and Hospital Outreach programs were presented throughout the 2024-25 season throughout the community with the goal of further outreach in 2025-26. Museum & Gallery Concerts were performances by professional musicians who coordinated the music that inspired an artist in a museum or gallery setting surrounded by the artist's work.Expenses $74,598
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 75-2280180
- 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
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $320,610
- Income (IRS master file)
- $438,389
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $320,078 | $353,588 | $320,610 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2024 | $269,090 | $244,845 | $327,947 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2023 | $216,309 | $284,362 | $312,193 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | $251,672 | $162,488 | $372,177 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | May 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | May 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 75-2280180).
Questions about THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED is 75-2280180.
- Is THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED 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 THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names Michael Francis.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $38,682 (Gary Levinson Zeus Entertainment Group, Artistic Director).
- How much revenue does THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF FORT WORTH INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $320,078, expenses of $353,588 and total assets of $320,610 at year end.
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