Nonprofit · EIN 81-2652848
SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · NEW HAVEN, CT 06511
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $52,519 | $66,644 | -$14,125 | $492,330 | $80,025 | $412,305 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $54,804 | $58,333 | -$3,529 | $504,305 | $77,875 | $426,430 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $20,712
- of which government grants
- $6,356
- Program service revenue
- $31,807
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $16,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $17,400
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,250
- Occupancy
- $15,313
- Depreciation
- $13,054
- Program services (functional)
- $39,625
- Management and general (functional)
- $27,019
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $504,305
- Total assets, end of year
- $492,330
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $80,025
- Net assets, end of year
- $412,305
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $470,488
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $412,305
- Gross receipts
- $52,519
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- CT
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS BRAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $16,000 |
| FAITH BRILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JUNE HALE | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| LESTER ROSENBAUM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| LEAH SUFFERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS BRAND | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $19,500 |
| FAITH BRILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JUNE HALE | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| LESTER ROSENBAUM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 34 ACADEMY ST, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511-6930
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- THOMAS BRAND, 55 SPERRY ROAD, BETHANY, CT 065243545
- Signed the 990
- LESTER ROSENBAUM, TREASURER
- Phone
- (516) 983-9555
- Website
- SAECULA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EDWARD LEMKIN CPA
Mission
SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION TRANSFORMS LIVES THROUGH CHORAL MUSIC BY PROVIDING MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.
Program accomplishments
- ENSEMBLES SAECULA SCHOLA CANTORUM IS A ONE-ON-A-PART LABORATORY-STYLE VOCAL ENSEMBLE PROVIDING ADVANCED SIGHT-SINGING AND SIGHT-CONDUCTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES. AS A PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FOSTER PROFESSIONALISM AND INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY, THE SCHOLA IS OF PARTICULAR VALUE TO EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED SCHOOL-AGED MUSICIANS WHO WOULD NEVER OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH RIGOROUS AND FAST- PACED MUSIC-MAKING EXPERIENCES PRIOR TO COLLEGE OR GRADUATE SCHOOL. AT EACH SESSION, MEMBERS READ THROUGH SEVERAL UNFAMILIAR PIECES, REHEARSE THEM BRIEFLY, AND THEN PRESENT THEM TO A SMALL AUDIENCE. PARTICIPANTS COACH ONE ANOTHER AND TAKE TURNS CONDUCTING. REPERTOIRE INCLUDES RENAISSANCE POLYPHONY AND CHORAL CHAMBER MUSIC OF ALL PERIODS. DURING 2022, THE ENSEMBLE PERFORMED COMPLINE SERVICES AT SEVERAL CHURCHES IN CONNECTICUT, INCLUDING SEYMOUR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN SEYMOUR, ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN WATERBURY, AND ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN WASHINGTON. SAECULA SINGERS IS AN INTERGENERATIONAL TREBLE-VOICE CHAMBER CHOIR PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIFTED SINGERS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS (AGES 7 THROUGH ADULT) TO DEVELOP CONDUCTING SKILLS, LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE, AND STAGE PRESENCE IN A CHALLENGING YET SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE GROUP PERFORMED IN SEVERAL EVENTS AT ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN WASHINGTON, CONNECTICUT. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES SAECULA CHORAL BRIDGE IS A NEW SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN WHICH OUTSTANDING MUSIC STUDENTS FROM LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES SERVE AS MENTORS AND TEACHERS-IN-TRAINING AT EDUCATIONAL CAMPS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. THE INAUGURAL CHORAL BRIDGE PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2022 IN COLLABORATION WITH HORIZONS AT THE FOOTE SCHOOL, AN AWARD-WINNING, TUITION-FREE, ACADEMIC AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SERVING LOW-INCOME PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE NEW HAVEN COMMUNITY.Expenses $39,625 · revenue $31,807
- COOPERATIVE LIVING PROGRAM THIS SAECULA COOPERATIVE LIVING PROGRAM PROVIDES SAFE, HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE COMMUNAL HOUSING FOR A SMALL GROUP OF YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 18 AND OLDER) WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION OF "TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH CHORAL MUSIC- AND WHO ARE CURRENTLY AND/OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CHORAL MUSIC COMMUNITY.
- INSTITUTE SAECULA CHORAL INSTITUTE IS AN INTERGENERATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CONDUCTORS AND MUSIC EDUCATORS, WHICH OFFERS WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS RELATED TO LEADERSHIP, CONDUCTING, AND CHORAL PEDAGOGY. PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS IN A COLLABORATIVE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF EXPERIENCED CLINICIANS AND FACILITATORS. THE INSTITUTE'S CHORAL EXPLORATION ONLINE COACHING PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION IN MUSICIANSHIP AND CONDUCTING VIA TELECONFERENCE. DURING 2022, MORE THAN 50 SESSIONS WERE HELD, EACH LASTING BETWEEN ONE AND TWO HOURS. A WIDE ARRAY OF SUBJECTS WERE EXPLORED, INCLUDING MUSIC HISTORY, FORM AND ANALYSIS, SCORE STUDY, EAR TRAINING, HARMONY AND COUNTERPOINT, VOCAL TECHNIQUE, PHRASING, DICTION, COMPOSITION, CONDUCTING GESTURE, AND PHILOSOPHY OF LEADERSHIP. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT, IN THE YEARS AHEAD, MANY OF THESE TOPICS WILL BECOME PILLARS OF THE CURRICULUM OF SAECULA CHORAL ACADEMY (SCA) A YET-TO-BE-ESTABLISHED PRE- COLLEGE CONSERVATORY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS TRAINING IN CONDUCTING, ACCOMPANYING, COMPOSITION, AND ENSEMBLE SINGING TO PRODIGIOUSLY TALENTED MUSICIANS, AGES 7-18.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-2652848
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $492,330
- Income (IRS master file)
- $52,519
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $52,519 | $66,644 | $492,330 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $54,804 | $58,333 | $504,305 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $64,805 | $79,203 | $506,959 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 81-2652848).
Questions about SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC is 81-2652848.
- Is SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC 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 SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names THOMAS BRAND.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $16,000 (THOMAS BRAND, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does SAECULA CHOIR FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $52,519, expenses of $66,644 and total assets of $492,330 at year end.
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