Arts, Culture & Humanities
Gala Choruses Inc
NEW YORK, NY
Total revenue
$3.5M
Total expenses
$2.3M
Net assets
$1.2M
Grants received
$428K
13 grants
EIN
742586442
Tax year
2024
Mission
GALA Choruses leads the North American gay choral movement. We assist emerging choruses and facilitate networking and training for established groups. Our signature event is our quadrennial festival which brings together over 150 choruses and 7000 singers for the worlds largest LGBTQ choral event.
Programs
3 programs
GALA produces a Leadership Symposium annually except in the year of festival.
GALA provides a free consulting service for its member choruses referred to as the GALA 411 program. The advisors available under the program are highly experienced individuals in the areas of artistic excellence board and other administrative matters and equity access and belonging programs. The consultants are available for phone or virtual consultations or in-person meetings or retreats. GALA pays for the adivsors time; if travel is required the member chorus pays for the travel and lodging expenses. During 2023 eleven of our member choruses utilized the 411 program.
Other programs includes an extensive online resource center a new member chorus support program and a youth services program.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
17 listed
Maria Elena Grant
President
$3K
10 hrs/wk
Justin Fyala
Vice President
—
5 hrs/wk
Michael McDonald
Secretary
—
5 hrs/wk
Jeff Smith
Treasurer
—
5 hrs/wk
Jeff Chapdelaine
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Karen Lane
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Joseph Nadeau
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Oscar Urtusastegui
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Steve Milloy
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
David Dean
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Kristen Stinnett
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Carol Paskulin
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Abdullah Hall
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Brayton Bollenbacher
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Miriam Davidson
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Tim Blanchard-Modisette
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Eric Dickerson
Director
—
2 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
Godfrey Consulting LLC
Asssociation Management
Grants received
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Funded by
$428K from 7 funders · 13 grants · 2018–2024
$346K · 4 grants · 2019–2023
$25K · 1 grant · 2024
$20K · 1 grant · 2018
$15K · 1 grant · 2023
$12K · 1 grant · 2020
$10K · 4 grants · 2020–2024
$500 · 1 grant · 2020