2024-11-15T12:10:13-06:00 2024-06-30 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2023-07-01 411363849 VOCALESSENCE VOCA 6125471451 1900 NICOLLET AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 AMY WIELUNSKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6125471451 2024-10-23 1 0 MATT PILLSBURY P01565609 9528310085 2024-10-23 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z AMY WIELUNSKI 1900 NICOLLET AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 6886948 0 X WWW.VOCALESSENCE.ORG X 1969 MN VOCALESSENCE DRAWS UPON THE POWER OF SINGING TOGETHER TO NURTURE COMMUNITY, INSPIRE CREATIVITY, AFFIRM THE VALUE OF ALL PERSONS, AND EXPAND THE INFLUENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC. 33 33 53 150 0 0 2083183 1432221 120689 160764 33082 241224 21705 -14925 2258659 1819284 0 13500 0 0 965860 1032233 0 0 311570 1129060 1144182 2094920 2189915 163739 -370631 8221817 8601781 112678 83864 8109139 8517917 X VOCALESSENCE CHAMPIONS CHORAL MUSIC OF ALL GENRES, CELEBRATING THE VOCAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCES COMMISSIONING OF NEW MUSIC, AND ENGAGING WITH DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES. 0 0 1010844 160764 ARTISTIC SERIES - THE ARTISTIC SERIES FEATURED 6 CONCERTS INVOLVING OUR 32-MEMBER PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE SINGERS, OUR 120-VOICE VOLUNTEER CHORUS, OUR 45-MEMBER TEENAGE CHOIR (SOTA), OUR 60-MEMBER VINTAGE VOICES OLDER ADULT CHOIR, GUEST ARTISTS OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, AND PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL MUSICIANS, ALL LED BY THE VOCALESSENCE ARTISTIC STAFF. THE CONCERTS WERE PERFORMED AT NOTABLE VENUES AROUND THE TWIN CITIES INCLUDING ORCHESTRA HALL, TED MANN CONERT HALL, NORTHROP AUDITORIUM, CENTRAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, AND THE AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM LANGUAGE.VOCALESSENCE ALSO COMMISSIONED AND PREMIERED THE WORK OF FOUR COMPOSERS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. EACH CONCERT IS VIDEO RECORDED FOR LATER RELEASE TO SERVE THE DIFFERING PREFERENCES OF OUR AUDIENCE.CONCERT VIDEOS WERE PROFESSIONALLY RECORDED AND EDITED AND HOSTED ON THE VOCALESSENCE WEBSITE FOR FREE VIEWING. 6,127 PEOPLE ATTENDED IN-PERSON CONCERTS; CONCERT VIDEOS RECEIVED 2,100 VIEWS; 45,700 PEOPLE INTERACTED WITH VOCALESSENCE VIA ELECTRONIC AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND RADIO BROADCASTS REACHED 1,690,000. 632138 13500 LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - OUR LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED IN SEVERAL AREAS. WITNESS CELEBRATES AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND MUSIC, REACHING 4,077 STUDENTS IN 38 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND ENGAGING THE VOCALESSENCE SINGERS AND 8 WITNESS TEACHING ARTISTS TRAINED IN MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATER. CANTARE CONNECTS MEXICAN COMPOSERS WITH TWIN CITIES METRO AREA SCHOOLS WHERE PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT MEXICAN CULTURE AND MUSIC THROUGH REHEARSING AND PERFORMING NEW CHORAL WORKS. TEACHING RESOURCES AND VIDEOS ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE ON A TEACHERS' PORTAL ON THE VOCALESSENCE WEBSITE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDTIONAL PROGRAM LANGUAGE.OUR VINTAGE VOICES CHOIRS ARE IN THREE LOCATIONS AND ENGAGED 99 OLDER ADULTS THROUGH SIX 13-WEEK SESSIONS OF CREATING, REHEARSING, AND PERFORMING A PROGRAM OF MUSIC, POETRY, AND PERSONAL REFLECTIONS PRESENTED TO AUDIENCES TOTALLING 655 PEOPLE. THE VOCALESSENCE SINGERS OF THIS AGE (SOTA) BROUGHT TOGETHER 45 TEENAGE STUDENTS OF DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS FROM 15 HIGH SCHOOLS IN MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, ST. LOUIS PARK, ROBBINSDALE, AND MAPLEWOOD. 40 WEEKLY REHEARSALS INVOLVED INSTRUCTION IN MUSICIANSHIP, MOVEMENT, CHOREOGRAPHY, DRAMA, LYRICS, AND AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPLE MUSICAL STYLES THROUGH GUEST PRESENTERS. SOTA PERFORMED ON ALL VOCALESSENCE ARTISTIC SERIES CONCERTS AS WELL 17 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES IN THE TWIN CITIES. 45000 0 SPECIAL PROGRAMS -INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN CHORAL PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT, VOCALESSENCE IS ENGAGED IN OTHER SPECIAL PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2023-24, VOCALESSENCE ENGAGED IN 24 ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF 31,065, AND 3 ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF 110. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES INCLUDE A SPOTLIGHT PERFORMANCE AT THE ACDA MIDWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE, AS WELL AS MUSIC FESTIVALS, CORPORATE APPEARANCES, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, SENIOR RESIDENCES, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' PERFORMING SEASONS, AND NOTABLY, THE USA GYMNASTICS OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS IN MINNEAPOLIS. 1687982 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 53 0 1 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X X AMY WIELUNSKI 6125471451 1900 NICOLLET AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 AMANDA STORM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER CALES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY WIELUNSKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BEGINNING 6/17/24 40.00 X X 6690 0 0 ANN BURAN LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANN BARKELEW O'HAGAN LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA BOYLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AUTUMN GURGEL VOLUNTEER CHORUS REPRESENTATIVE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN BRUNNETTE ENSEMBLE SINGER REPRESENTA 2.00 X 0 0 0 BOB THACKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINA MARANON-COBOS CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CASSIE GARNETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN DRESSEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL FERNELIUS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL KANTOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MONA LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DON SHELBY LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DORENE WERNKE LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG PARISH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH TRUESDELL SMITH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRED MOORE LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF SMITH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ODLAND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE REECK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN HOESCHLER O'BRIEN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTINE OBERG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA LEWIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET CHUTICH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA DRIESSEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIRELLA CEJA-OROZCO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NIKKI LEWIS LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RHODA MHIRIPIRI-REED DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD NEUNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA BRANSFORD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY TAKACH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TORRIE ALLEN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 VALTON HENDERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 G PHILLIP SHOULTZ III ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 92621 0 7079 MARY ANN AUFDERHEIDE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENDING 6/17/24 40.00 X 159238 0 9442 PHILIP BRUNELLE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 154204 0 543 412753 0 17064 2 0 1 0 0 138037 191979 1102205 1432221 PERFORMANCE REVENUE 711130 160764 160764 160764 163579 163579 5006036 4928391 77645 77645 77645 124348 138037 139273 -14925 -14925 1819284 160764 0 226299 13500 13500 423126 271492 58674 92960 457170 293335 63395 100440 73416 47106 10181 16129 78521 50382 10888 17251 126323 69400 22026 34897 16955 10879 2351 3725 2803 1798 389 616 6525 4186 905 1434 46064 29555 6389 10120 27365 17558 3795 6012 1689 1084 234 371 3684 2363 511 810 PERFORMANCE EXPENSE 836144 826174 9970 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 57174 36685 7928 12561 MISCELLANEOUS 10156 6517 1408 2231 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DUES 6385 4097 885 1403 2915 1871 404 640 2189915 1687982 190363 311570 61438 34716 90283 276675 1000883 757657 4658 10498 55934 37212 213211 204244 10656 8967 6997965 7476056 8221817 8601781 112678 83864 112678 83864 X 3703177 3880694 4405962 4637223 8109139 8517917 8221817 8601781 -370631 815486 -36077 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1521074 2440554 2316447 2083183 1432221 9793479 1521074 2440554 2316447 2083183 1432221 9793479 1177124 8616355 94217 93566 98765 98141 163579 548268 199058 71526 176023 121527 160764 728898 11070645 746064 0.77830 0.79420 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ -19,244. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 460. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 780. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 838. GROSS RECEIPTS FROM RELATED ACTIVITIES - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 218,302. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 71,066. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 175,243. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 120,689. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 160,764. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6997965 64466 1332568 -918943 7476056 5767789 322373 687023 -1594826 6997965 6966446 853774 -1200744 851687 5767789 4952850 510250 1534813 31467 6966446 4707979 437950 386838 -579917 4952850 0 0 62657 62657 0 150554 141587 8967 8967 X 2647212 815486 48519 864005 1783207 36077 36077 1819284 2238434 48519 48519 2189915 0 2189915 PART V, LINE 4: TO SUPPORT ANNUAL AND SPECIFIC PROJECT ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES. PART X, LINE 2: INCOME TAX VOCALESSENCE HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. VOCALESSENCE GALA 262385 138037 124348 30247 43878 20730 44418 262385 138037 124348 30247 43878 20730 44418 139273 -14925 0 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT 7 13500 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARY ANN AUFDERHEIDE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENDING 6/17/24 159238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9442 0 168680 0 0 0 PHILIP BRUNELLE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 154204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 543 0 154747 0 0 0 TIMOTHY TAKACH BOARD MEMBER 455 PAYMENT FOR SUBSTITUTE ENSEMBLE SINGER 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AS PART OF THE AUDIT REVIEW PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS UPDATE THEIR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT THAT TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SALARY LEVELS ARE COMPARED AND DETERMINED OFF THE MN COUNCIL OF NON-PROFITS SALARY REPORTS. ALSO ARTS NONPROFIT INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW DOCUMENTATION. SALARY LEVELS ARE COMPARED AND DETERMINED OFF THE MN COUNCIL OF NON-PROFITS SALARY REPORTS. ALSO ARTS NONPROFIT INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW DOCUMENTATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ANNUAL REPORT AND AUDIT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE VIA WEBSITE FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD AS PART OF THE AUDIT REVIEW PROCESS.