2026-06-14T16:23:49-05:00 2025-07-31 510229493 BARBACANE THORNTON & COMPANY LLP 503 CARR ROAD SUITE 100 WILMINGTON DE 198092863 990 2024-08-01 205486245 THE CHOIR SCHOOL OF DELAWARE INC CHOI 3025438657 2013 NORTH MARKET STREET WILMINGTON DE 198024814 GRANT FARMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3025438657 2026-06-14 1 JEFFREY A KOWALCZYK CPA P01563311 3024788940 2026-06-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GRANT FARMER 2013 N MARKET STREET WILMINGTON DE 19802 655438 0 X WWW.CHOIRSCHOOLOFDELAWARE.ORG X 2006 DE TO PROVIDE MUSIC AND ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION TO YOUTH, WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, EMPHASIZING EXCELLENCE IN THE RECITAL HALL AS WELL AS IN STUDENTS' LIVES, AND TO INSTILL IN THEM THE QUALITIES OF DISCIPLINE, RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK. 11 11 21 35 0 0 858415 642311 35768 13109 23 18 0 0 894206 655438 0 0 0 0 501531 451260 0 0 41053 373078 232958 874609 684218 19597 -28780 399054 310163 293247 233135 105807 77028 X THE CHOIR SCHOOL OF DELAWARE (CSD) PROVIDES A TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR YOUTH AGES 7-17 IN THE GREATER WILMINGTON AREA, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE CONSIDERED AT-RISK. THE CHOIR SCHOOL OFFERS A YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT HAS A STRONG LEGACY OF SERVING AND ENGAGING WILMINGTON'S YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGH MUSIC AND MENTORING. STUDENTS RECEIVE FULL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE A 100% GRADUATION RATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND GO ON TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, TRADES SCHOOLS AND MILITARY SERVICE. OUR INTERGENERATIONAL MODEL CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE NO CHILD IS FAR FROM AN ADULT WHO MODELS GOOD BEHAVIOR, OFFERS ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORTS THE CHILD'S ACADEMIC NEEDS. CSD CONTINUES TO REACH OUT TO URBAN YOUTH AND PROVIDE A SAFE, PRODUCTIVE AND CREATIVE SPACE; MUSIC AND MENTORING WORK HAND-IN-HAND SO THAT "HARMONIZING LIFE AND LEARNING" IS AT THE CORE OF THE CHOIR SCHOOL'S MISSION. 0 0 526848 13109 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 (FY25), THE CHOIR SCHOOL OF DELAWARE (CSD) SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED A MASTERCLASS IN NONPROFIT RESILIENCE, ESTABLISHING OPERATIONAL, PROGRAMMATIC, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY AS ITS PRIMARY ACHIEVEMENTS. FACED WITH A CRITICAL "FUNDING CLIFF" DUE TO THE SUNSETTING OF APPROXIMATELY $400,000 IN LEGACY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, CSD STRUCTURALLY RE-ENGINEERED ITS FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE. THE ORGANIZATION MANAGED A REMARKABLY STRONG, BALANCED FINANCIAL YEAR BY INTENTIONALLY DIVERSIFYING ITS REVENUE STREAMS INTO A HIGHLY STABLE, RESILIENT MODEL WHERE GOVERNMENT FUNDING, FOUNDATION GRANTS, AND INDIVIDUAL GIVING EACH COMPRISED ROUGHLY ONE-THIRD (1/3) OF TOTAL REVENUE.BY TIGHTENING INTERNAL BUDGETS AND SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY THROUGH CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS AND MAJOR DONORS, CSD NEUTRALIZED THE FUNDING LOSSMISSING ITS TOTAL BUDGET TARGETS BY ONLY A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS FINANCIAL STABILITY ALLOWED CSD TO RETAIN 100% OF ITS STAFF, PRESERVING THE LONG-TERM, TRUSTED MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS VITAL TO OUR SCHOLARS WHILE DELIVERING UNINTERRUPTED, TUITION-FREE PROGRAMMING TO WILMINGTON'S YOUTH.FLAGSHIP AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM: DATA-DRIVEN STUDENT SUCCESSOPERATING MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR, CSD'S FLAGSHIP AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES TO AT-RISK URBAN YOUTH, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION VIA CSD VANS, NUTRITIOUS MEALS, PROFESSIONAL VOICE AND PIANO LESSONS, AND INTERGENERATIONAL CHORAL REHEARSALS. IN FY25, CSD ANCHORED ITS COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC STABILITY BY SHIFTING TO A HIGHLY DISCIPLINED, DATA-DRIVEN INTERVENTION MODEL DESIGNED TO AGGRESSIVELY CLOSE SYSTEMIC PROFICIENCY GAPS: IXL LEARNING INTEGRATION: CSD INTEGRATED THE IXL LEARNING DIGITAL PLATFORM TO CONDUCT REAL-TIME LEARNING GAP ASSESSMENTS. THIS ALLOWED EDUCATORS AND TUTORS TO DEPLOY SURGICAL, INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS IN MATHEMATICS AND LANGUAGE ARTS. PERSONALIZED GOALS CHARTS: TO FOSTER ACCOUNTABILITY AND SELF-EFFICACY, STUDENTS TRACKED THEIR OWN DAILY ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL, AND MUSICAL PROGRESSION VIA VISUAL GOALS CHARTS, CONVERTING ABSTRACT LEARNING BENCHMARKS INTO EXPLICIT, STUDENT-OWNED MILESTONES. THE CSD STORE (THE MERIT ECONOMY): TO INCENTIVIZE POSITIVE HABITS, ACADEMIC GROWTH, AND PERFORMANCE MILESTONES ACHIEVED ON IXL AND GOALS CHARTS, CSD OPERATED AN INTERNAL "CSD STORE." STUDENTS EARNED MERIT-BASED CURRENCY TO SPEND AT THE STORE, TEACHING FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL LITERACY, WORK ETHIC, AND DELAYED GRATIFICATION.SUMMER INTENSIVE: INSPIRING INNOVATION & AGENCYCSD'S FY25 TUITION-FREE SUMMER PROGRAMMING SERVED AS A VITAL INCUBATOR FOR STUDENT AGENCY AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION, PILOTING SPECIALIZED ACADEMIC AND ARTS TRACKS THAT SUCCESSFULLY SPURRED AND LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR OUR CURRENT "STEP UP" SUMMER MODEL. SERVING STUDENTS AGES 1018, THIS INTENSIVE FOCUSED ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND WORKFORCE READINESS: APPLIED ACADEMICS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP: STUDENTS ENGAGED IN A PRACTICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE TO BUILD FOUNDATIONAL BUSINESS LITERACY. MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION WAS REIMAGINED THROUGH INTERACTIVE, HIGH-ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIESSUCH AS UTILIZING YAHTZEE TO MASTER REAL-WORLD PROBABILITY CONCEPTSWHILE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) DEVELOPMENT WAS DRIVEN THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE DIGITAL PODCASTING CURRICULUM. STUDENT-LED CREATIVE PRODUCTION: FLIPPING THE TRADITIONAL CAMP STRUCTURE, THE ARTISTIC CAPSTONE WAS AN ENTIRELY STUDENT-CREATED, STUDENT-LED VARIETY SHOW. CHORISTERS DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVE OWNERSHIP BY DRAFTING AN ORIGINAL THEATRICAL SCRIPT TO SEAMLESSLY WEAVE TOGETHER VARIOUS MUSICAL THEATRE NUMBERS, MANAGING BOTH THE NARRATIVE CONCEPT AND EXECUTION.CHORAL INNOVATION, INTERGENERATIONAL REPERTOIRE & COMMUNITY REACHTHE CHOIR SCHOOL MAINTAINED ITS STANDARD OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, SERVING AS A VITAL INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY HUB WHERE STUDENT CHORISTERS PERFORM ALONGSIDE PROFESSIONAL ADULT SINGERS AND MUSICAL MENTORS. DIVERSE CONCERT SEASON: CSD EXECUTED ITS FORMAL CONCERT SEASONANCHORED BY STAPLE ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDING SOUNDS OF THE SEASON, BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND LIFE IS A CABARETREACHING DIVERSE AUDIENCE CROSS-SECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. SIGNATURE CULTURAL ENGAGEMENTS: BUILDING ON SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTIONAL EXPANSION, CSD CONTINUED ITS HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER, CROSS-COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE EVENTS. THIS INCLUDED THE ANNUAL CHICANA COLLABORATIVEHIGHLIGHTING MEXICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE, MUSIC, AND DANCE THROUGH SOLD-OUT PUBLIC FORUMSAND THE ANNUAL A CAPPELLA FEST, WHICH SERVES AS A FULL-DAY LEARNING INTENSIVE AND EVENING SHOWCASE FOR SCHOOL-AGE, COLLEGIATE, AND INDEPENDENT ENSEMBLES. 526848 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 21 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 3025438657 2013 NORTH MARKET STREET WILMINGTON DE 198024814 TABE MASE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DR ROSANNE FOLEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BRYANT III TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 EMERY ABDEL-LATIF VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD WADMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TISHENA MOSS MBA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN OSBUN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACEY ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR LARK N BALL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERIDAN WILLIAMSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE EKLUND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRANT FARMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF 8/24) 40.00 X 35206 0 0 35206 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250141 392170 642311 PERFORMANCE INCOME 711130 13109 13109 13109 18 18 655438 13109 0 18 84494 65060 14364 5070 300463 231356 51079 18028 37878 29166 6439 2273 28425 21887 4832 1706 16403 12630 2789 984 42519 32740 7228 2551 13872 10682 2358 832 822 633 140 49 36572 28161 6217 2194 12358 9516 2101 741 28848 22213 4904 1731 11507 8861 1956 690 4969 3826 845 298 5946 4578 1011 357 17511 13483 2977 1051 11547 8891 1963 693 PERFORMANCE EXPENSE 15343 11814 2608 921 CAMP SUPPLIES 14069 10833 2392 844 EXPANSION COSTS 672 518 114 40 684218 526848 116317 41053 146659 172774 72220 633 375534 318228 74816 57306 105359 79450 399054 310163 41654 11218 146234 142467 105359 79450 293247 233135 X 55807 -27972 50000 105000 105807 77028 399054 310163 -28780 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1321438 1032819 614639 858415 642311 4469622 1321438 1032819 614639 858415 642311 4469622 221581 4248041 155 3773 54 23 18 4023 4473645 233505 0.94960 0.93850 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2081 -2081 2081 2081 1 91773 36993 54780 283761 281235 2526 57306 RIGHT TO USE - ASSET - ASC 842, DEBNAM LEASE 79450 79450 RIGHT TO USE LIABILITY - ASC 842, DEBNAM LEASE 79450 79450 X 655438 0 655438 0 655438 684218 0 684218 0 684218 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IS MANAGED TO PROVIDE A PREDICTIBLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. PART X, LINE 2: IN A LETTER DATED JULY 20, 2007, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DETERMINED THAT THE CHOIR SCHOOL OF DELAWARE, INC., A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES PRESCRIBE RULES FOR THE RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, CLASSIFICATION, AND DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR ASSOCIATED UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS THAT MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR RELATED DISCLOSURES. SINCE TAX MATTERS ARE SUBJECT TO SOME DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS WILL NOT BE CHALLENGED BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES AND THAT THE ORGANIZATION WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL TAX, PENALTIES AND INTEREST AS A RESULT OF SUCH CHALLENGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS CONSIST OF ALL CURRENT DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION VOTE FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE PREPARED FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED AND THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IT AFTER IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, AT EVERY ANNUAL MEETING, GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION COMPENSATION STUDIES ARE USED. THE PROCESS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS - REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY A GOVERNING BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, PROVIDED THE KEY PERSON IS NOT INVOLVED - USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARELY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS - CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION AND RECORD KEEPING WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION AND OVERSIGHT OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.