NonprofitsBrooklyn Youth Chorus Academy Inc

Arts & Culture

Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy Inc

BROOKLYN, NY

Total revenue

$4.1M

Total expenses

$2.5M

Net assets

$5.6M

Grants received

$1.4M

73 grants

EIN

113129249

Tax year

2023

Mission

Brooklyn youth chorus is a grammy award-winning collective of young voices led by visionary founder & artistic director dianne berkun menaker. The chorus has collaborated with an impressive range of organizations and artists including in this season alone, pop superstar sting, macarthur fellow cecile mclorrin salvant, and acclaimed bass-baritone davone tines and in past seasons the new york philharmonic, los angeles philharmonic, london symphony orchestra, barbra streisand, arcade fire, sir elton john, the national, and grizzly bear.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.1M
Program service revenue$943K
Investment income$70K
Other revenue$17K
Total revenue$4.1M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.7M
Fundraising$309K
Other expenses$744K
Total expenses$2.5M
Total assets$5.9M
Net assets$5.6M

People

23 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DIANNE BERKUN MENAKER

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Board

$166K

40 hrs/wk

MEGAN LEMLEY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$124K

40 hrs/wk

NICOLAS GRABAR

TREASURER (AS OF JAN 24)

Board

2 hrs/wk

CLAIRE MARBLE

TREASURER (TO DEC 23)

Board

2 hrs/wk

KATHLEEN EMBERGER

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

JACQELINE AGUANNO

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

LAUREN ASHCRAFT

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

KATHERINE BARTHOLOMAUS

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANNE WENK CASHION

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARIE DEROSA

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

JESSICA HOLLOWAY

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

TRACY GARRISON-FEINBERG

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

NANCY JAMES

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

ANNA MCNEIL

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

GERTJAN MEIJER

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

SAMUEL NANA-SINKAM

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

KAREN ROCKEY

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

JONATHAN ROUNER

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

GRACE ROW

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOHARI JENKINS-TAYLOR

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

AMANDA VAN DOORENE

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

NAOMI GARDNER

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

KARA HAILEY

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 73 of 73

FromAmountPurposeYear
$150K
FOR A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
2024
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT PURPOSES
2024
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
HARD COSTS RELATED TO FACILITY RENOVATIONS AND PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT.
2024
$4K
ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERT MUSIC
2024
$60K
GENERAL SUPPORT PURPOSES
2023
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$28K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$24K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$13K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$10K
PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT.
2023
$100K
Support of general operations
2022
$50K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT PURPOSES
2022
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT PURPOSES
2022
$23K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$15K
FOR FINAL PAYMENT ON A PLEDGE OF $30,000.00 PAYABLE OVER 2 YEARS FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$12K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT.
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$10K
ENCOURAGE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MUSIC
2022
$7K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$4K
OPERATIONAL
2022
$250
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
$22K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$22K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
FOR FIRST PAYMENT ON A PLEDGE OF $30,000.00 PAYABLE OVER 2 YEARS FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2021
$10K
BROOKLYN SINGS INITIATIVE
2021
$10K
PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT.
2021
$8K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2021
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$500
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$30K
GENERAL SUPPORT PURPOSES
2020
$27K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$25K
FOUNDATION GRANT - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$15K
FOR FINAL PAYMENT ON A PLEDGE OF $30,000.00 PAYABLE OVER 2 YEARS FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2020
$12K
CULTURE & ARTS
2020
$10K
BROOKLYN SINGS VIRTUAL INITIATIVE
2020
$4K
OPERATIONAL
2020
$33K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$16K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$15K
FOR FIRST PAYMENT ON A PLEDGE OF $30,000.00 PAYABLE OVER 2 YEARS FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2019
$12K
CULTURE & ARTS
2019
$6K
PROJECT GRANT
2019
$5K
BROOKLYN SINGS INITIATIVE
2019
$650
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$75K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$25K
FOUNDATION GRANT - PROJECT SUPPORT
2018
$21K
Unrestricted
2018
$10K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$5K
3 YEAR DEAL FROM CLASSICAL-OTHER AND THEATRE-OTHER
2018
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$970
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2018
$775
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$45K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$15K
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
2017

Funded by

$1.4M from 30 funders · 73 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$263K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Tiger Baron Foundation Inc

$180K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

The New York Community Trust

$150K · 1 grant · 2024

The Hearst Foundation

$100K · 1 grant · 2022

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$78K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$74K · 5 grants · 2017–2022

The Barker Welfare Foundation

$60K · 4 grants · 2019–2022

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

$55K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Details

EIN113129249
NTEE codeA6B0
Subsection03
Ruling date1993-02
Formed1992
Employees46
Volunteers25
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