2025-02-05T11:04:05-06:00 2024-07-31 411647057 MAHONEY ULBRICH CHRISTIANSEN & RUSS PA 10 RIVER PARK PLAZA SUITE 800 SAINT PAUL MN 55107 990 2023-08-01 411934424 CANTUS CANT 6124350046 1201 MARQUETTE AVE S 100 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 MICHELLE QUIALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6124350046 2025-01-28 1 1 MARC A KOTSONAS P00544551 6512276695 2025-01-28 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHELLE QUIALA 1201 MARQUETTE AVE S 100 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 1275444 0 X WWW.CANTUSSINGS.ORG X 1999 MN CANTUS GIVES VOICE TO SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE BY INSPIRING AUDIENCES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THROUGH SONG AND WORD, SPARKING NEW DEPTHS OF UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY. 12 10 13 55 0 0 715983 681756 601882 564802 2958 16278 4124 20 1324947 1262856 0 0 0 0 771580 779862 0 0 194762 514922 553477 1286502 1333339 38445 -70483 1163748 1071067 275288 253090 888460 817977 X CANTUS GIVES VOICE TO SHARED HUMAN EXPERIENCE BY INSPIRING AUDIENCES THROUGH SONG AND WORD, SPARKING NEW DEPTHS OF UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY. 0 0 374380 428639 CONCERTS: CANTUS MAINTAINED THE USE OF THE HYBRID IN-PERSON/ONLINE CONCERT MODEL THAT WAS INITIATED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN THE 2023-24 CONCERT SEASON, THE ENSEMBLE PERFORMED FIVE SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS, IN ADDITION TO A COLLABORATIVE CONCERT WITH THE WORLD-RENOWNED CANADIAN BRASS. CANTUS PREMIERED NEW WORKS BY SCOTT SENKO AND HUGO MADERA AND NEW ARRANGEMENTS BY REGINALD BOWENS AND ALEX SCHUMACKER. ONE CONCERT FROM EACH OF THE SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT WEEKS WAS LIVESTREAMED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE VIEWING FOR TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCE, WITH PURCHASE AVAILABLE ON A PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN BASIS, FURTHERING CANTUS' COMMITMENT TO ACCESSIBILITY. LISTENERS IN ALL 50 STATES, 16 COUNTRIES, AND 47 OF MINNESOTA'S 87 COUNTIES WERE THUS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE CANTUS' MUSICMAKING. 191252 102997 TOURING: CANTUS WAS ENGAGED FOR PERFORMANCES IN 8 STATES AND CANADA DURING THE 2023-24 CONCERT SEASON. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED CONCERTS AT THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM IN PHOENIX, AZ AND ILLINOIS COLLEGE IN JACKSONVILLE, IL. WHILE ON TOUR, THE ENSEMBLE LED MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS WITH STUDENTS AT SAMFORD COLLEGE IN BIRMINGHAM, AL AND MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE WORTHINGTON, MN SCHOOL DISTRICT. 103596 20981 RECORDING: CANTUS RECORDED AN ALBUM, "MOUNTAIN NIGHTS," FOR FUTURE RELEASE BY SIGNUM CLASSICS. CANTUS RELEASED SELECTED INDIVIDUAL SONGS ON YOUTUBE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, DEMONSTRATING THE ENSEMBLE'S COMMITMENT TO NEW MUSIC AND STYLISTIC VERSATILITY. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED "AHE LAU MAKANI" BY QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI AND "PICAFLOR ESMERALDA" BY GABRIELA LENA FRANK. SEVERAL OF CANTUS' CONCERT PERFORMANCES WERE BROADCAST ON MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, WITH SYNDICATED DISTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS AROUND THE UNITED STATES. 87657 12205 EDUCATION: CENTRAL TO CANTUS' MISSION IS EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHORAL SINGERS AND ENRICHING THE MUSICAL EXPERIENCE OF SINGERS OF ALL AGES, THROUGH WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, AND SIDE-BY-SIDE REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES. IN THE 2023-24 SEASON, CANTUS LIVED OUT THIS ASPECT OF ITS MISSION BY CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS CONNECTED TO TOURING PROGRAMS, FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES HOSTING TOUR PERFORMANCES. LOCALLY, CANTUS PARTNERED WITH THE FAIR SCHOOL IN MINNEAPOLIS FOR A YEAR-LONG HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROGRAM, CULMINATING IN A PUBLIC CONCERT IN MAY, 2024. THE ENSEMBLE ALSO SERVED AS CLINICIANS AND LEADERS OF A DAY-LONG CHORAL MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MARCH, 2024, FOR HIGH SCHOOL TENORS AND BASSES; MORE THAN 100 SINGERS FROM 16 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE FESTIVAL, WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY THE MINNESOTA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. BOTH OF THESE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES ARE NOW WOVEN INTO THE ENSEMBLE'S ANNUAL CALENDAR, AS ARE THE WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES ON TOUR. 87657 12205 756885 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MN X X THE ORGANIZATION 6124350046 1201 MARQUETTE AVE S 100 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 BRIAN NEWHOUSE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 THERESA GIENAPP VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS WESTERMEYER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK STUBBS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA THOMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE MEYERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM HOLLINGSWORTH TAYLOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LLOYD KEPPLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA MANSFIELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY WONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 50517 0 8400 ALEX NISHIBUN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 55017 0 8400 KRYSTAL PRIME BANFIELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOESEPH HEITZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 8/23)) 40.00 X 104419 0 6750 MICHELLE QUIALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PESKIN INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 14000 0 0 223953 0 23550 1 0 0 0 0 132721 549035 12588 681756 TICKET SALES 711130 440824 440824 TOURING FEES 711130 102997 102997 MERCHANDISE SALES 711130 20981 20981 564802 16278 16278 12588 12588 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 711130 20 20 20 1262856 564822 0 16278 164233 134546 17686 12001 547417 375517 107545 64355 4638 3038 1013 587 14462 5732 5291 3439 49112 34870 8840 5402 61000 61000 25 25 27844 27844 81762 57932 23830 144475 72238 72237 38220 27136 6880 4204 477 339 86 52 30226 21460 5441 3325 45320 45320 35909 8604 27305 663 663 1002 712 180 110 14376 10207 2588 1581 DUES AND FEES 40276 40276 REHEARSAL/EVENT RENTAL 30423 30423 MISCELLANEOUS 1479 1049 266 164 1333339 756885 381692 194762 1084238 988662 37008 45956 948 1321 1941 8961 27085 25641 2446 1444 37167 24723 1163748 1071067 38511 39289 49289 38489 150000 150000 37488 25312 275288 253090 X 885460 802977 3000 15000 888460 817977 1163748 1071067 -70483 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 623751 825119 1009905 715983 681756 3856514 623751 825119 1009905 715983 681756 3856514 78790 3777724 1324 2982 188 2958 16278 23730 3880244 2263081 0.97360 0.97790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2050 2050 0 25035 23591 1444 1444 LEASE LIABILITY 25312 25312 X 1302856 40000 40000 1262856 0 1262856 1373339 40000 40000 1333339 0 1333339 PART X, LINE 2: INCOME TAXES: CANTUS IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND APPLICABLE MINNESOTA STATUTES, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT IT HAS TAXABLE INCOME FROM BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT RELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES CANTUS DID NOT HAVE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME IN 2024 OR 2023. CANTUS BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND ACCORDINGLY, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990: A COPY OF THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER, THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, AND BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND FORWARDED TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY: CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A COPY AT THAT TIME. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE 2010. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL: THE CANTUS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY, AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHOW SIMILAR GROWTH PATTERNS. THIS INFORMATION AND THE CANTUS BUDGET INFORMS THE FINAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT OR COMMITTEE SELECTION PROCESS REGARDING THEIR AUDITS.