EIN 11-3129249

Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
35
Year formed
1992
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy, led by visionary founder and artistic director Dianne Berkun Menaker, collaborates with an impressive range of organizations and artists to inspire, educate, and empower young singers of diverse backgrounds through artistic excellence and innovation in choral music performance. The Academy offers music training and choral performances to enrich the lives of its students and community, located in Brooklyn, NY.
Total revenues
$3,102,257
2022
Total expenses
$2,082,780
2022
Total assets
$4,345,684
2022
Num. employees
35
2022

Program areas at Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy

Choral music education and performance:founded in 1992, the grammy award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy (byc) is dedicated to offering music training and choral performances to enrich the lives of its students and community. Through music study and professional-level performances, byc unites children of diverse backgrounds and helps them develop into confident and expressive musicians and individuals. Byc strives to advance the artistic role of Youth choruses through innovative concerts, commissions and artistic collaborations.in 2021-2022, byc provided comprehensive music education with professional performanceopportunities through our trademarked cross-choral training(r) program to a diverse population of over 300 nyc students ages 5-18. In august of 2021 Brooklyn Youth Chorus was thrilled to be able to return to in-person teaching after going completely virtual in march of 2020. Byc also continued to provide virtual programming for all ages to meet the needs of as many families as possible, particularly as covid-19 vaccinations were not yet available for younger singers at the beginning of the season. In the fall, Brooklyn Youth Chorus returned to a robust in-person program of weekly choral music instruction to seven levels grouped by age, skill, and experience: four training divisions and three performing ensembles. In addition to choral instruction for all seven divisions, weekly after-school classes included individual private lessons in voice and piano and a range of special workshops including college panels and vocal masterclasses. In january 2022 byc added an eighth level of instruction, expanding its programming to welcome 5-6 year olds into a new pre-preparatory division aimed at activating each child's musical potential in a creative, play-based setting while building foundational music skills.the full school of choristers had the opportunity to return to in-person performing including two sets of annual self-produced concerts, first live than virtual in december/january and may/june. The Chorus also participated in exciting professional opportunities including a number of recording and film projects in collaboration with philip glass, lara downes, tyondai braxton, julian rosefeldt, bang on a can, and more. The Chorus continued its groundbreaking creative artistry, giving the live premieres of four commissioned works by composers olga bell, tania len, nathalie joachim, and paola prestini at the bang on a can longplay festival in may 2022. The Chorus was also finally able to make its san diego opera debut presenting paola prestini's aging magician, postponed from the original tour scheduled for march of 2020, which was written for Brooklyn Youth Chorus. The Brooklyn Youth Chorus has an active and engaged board of trustees who provide guidance and oversight and participate in a number of committees to help support and advocate for the organization. As part of their responsibilities the board regularly reviews compensation for the chief operating officer and artistic director.

Who funds Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Rose M Badgeley Charitable Trust 10-214890General Charitable Purposes$50,000
The Howard Gilman FoundationFoundation Grant - Artistic Reserves$50,000
Tiger Baron FoundationGeneral Support Purposes$30,000
...and 15 more grants received

Personnel at Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy

NameTitleCompensation
Megan LemleyExecutive Director$107,728
Megan Lemley , Ext.Chief Operating Officer
Ryan Pointer , Ext.Director of Marketing and Communications
Sarah Weinberg , Ext.Director of Development and Institutional Advancement
Kristopher BurkeProgram Director and Conductor
...and 14 more key personnel

Financials for Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,309,109
Program services$543,006
Investment income and dividends$74,140
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$171,457
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$1,850
Miscellaneous revenues$2,695
Total revenues$3,102,257

Form 990s for Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-08-07990View PDF
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-05-16990View PDF
2020-062021-05-25990View PDF
2019-062020-10-15990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 12, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Rose M Badgeley Charitable Trust 10-214890
July 20, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 8, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Hyde and Watson Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsMusical groupsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
Address
179 Pacific St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
brooklynyouthchorus.org/ 
Phone
(718) 243-9447
Facebook page
BrooklynYouthChorus 
Twitter profile
@bychorus 
IRS details
EIN
11-3129249
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1992
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A60: Performing Arts Organizations, Activities
NAICS code, primary
711130: Musical Groups and Artists
Parent/child status
Independent
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