PEGASUS EARLY MUSIC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $175K · expenses $140K · assets $218K
- EIN
- 41-2194632
- Address
- 211 COBBS HILL DR, ROCHESTER, NY 14610-2820
- Website
- www.pegasusearlymusic.org
- NTEE code
- A68
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2007
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Support concerts by world-class artists and other activities related to those concerts
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Fox | Artistic Director (ex-officio) | 2020-2024 | $22,000 | $113,232 | 1 |
| Alida Merrill | Director | 2022-2024 | $0 | $1,950 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
14 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Consler | President | 2020-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ben David Aronson | Treasurer | 2020-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Deborah Koen | Secretary | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ronald Epstein | Director | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nicholas Jospe | Director (effective Nov 2024) | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Caroline Riby | Director | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Eric Wang | Director (effective Nov 2024) | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kristy Liddell (former) | Secretary through Oct 2023 | 2020-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stephen Lewandowski (former) | Secretary pro tem | 2020-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Deb Koen (former) | Director | 2022-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Clarissa Markowicz (former) | Director (until Jan 2022) | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Andrew Nagel (former) | Director (until Sep 2021) | 2020-2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Blaire Koerner (former) | Secretary | 2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Anne Lutkas (former) | Director (until Nov 2020) | 2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $22K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Fox | Artistic Director (ex-officio) | 20 | $22,000 | - | $0 | $22,000 | 1 |
| Barbara Consler | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ben David Aronson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Deborah Koen | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronald Epstein | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nicholas Jospe | Director (effective Nov 2024) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alida Merrill | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Caroline Riby | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Eric Wang | Director (effective Nov 2024) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $28K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Fox | Artistic Director (ex-officio) | 20 | $22,000 | - | $4,500 | $26,500 | 1 |
| Alida Merrill | Director (volunteer) / Operations Manager | 1 | $1,950 | - | $0 | $1,950 | 1 |
| Barbara Consler | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ben David Aronson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kristy Liddell | Secretary through Oct 2023 | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronald Epstein | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephen Lewandowski | Secretary pro tem | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Caroline Riby | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Deb Koen | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $26K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Fox | Artistic Director (ex-officio) | 20 | $20,000 | - | $5,960 | $25,960 | 1 |
| Barbara Consler | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ben David Aronson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kristy Liddell | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronald Epstein | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephen Lewandowski | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Caroline Riby | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Deb Koen | Director (effective January 2023) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alida Merrill | Director (effective January 2023) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $23K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Fox | Artistic Director (ex-officio) | 20 | $20,000 | - | $2,542 | $22,542 | 1 |
| Barbara Consler | President (eff 4/1/2022) | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ben David Aronson | Treasurer (eff 4/1/2022) | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kristy Liddell | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronald Epstein | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephen Lewandowski | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Caroline Riby | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Clarissa Markowicz | Director (until Jan 2022) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Andrew Nagel | Director (until Sep 2021) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Fox | Artistic Director (ex-officio) | 20 | $16,230 | - | $0 | $16,230 | 1 |
| Ronald Epstein | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Blaire Koerner | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Consler | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ben David Aronson | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephen Lewandowski | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kristy Liddell | Director (effective Nov 2020) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anne Lutkas | Director (until Nov 2020) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Clarissa Markowicz | Director (effective Nov 2020) | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Andrew Nagel | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Caroline Riby | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $175,283 | $139,768 | $217,955 | $216,054 | $144,483 | $29,034 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $170,681 | $117,844 | $181,647 | $180,539 | $145,742 | $26,015 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $181,693 | $351,434 | $128,422 | $127,702 | $148,768 | $33,938 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $165,249 | $101,009 | $299,290 | $297,443 | $147,631 | $9,340 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $97,303 | $47,851 | $233,203 | $233,203 | $97,719 | $153 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $365,352 in all, tax years 2011 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LENNOX FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PEGASUS EARLY MUSIC” | 2014, 2016-2024 | 12 | $161,850 | 2024 | $27,250 | show |
| ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2024 | 6 | $85,479 | 2024 | $7,059 | show |
| MAX AND MARIAN FARASH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PEGASUS EARLY MUSIC” | 2017-2024 | 8 | $57,400 | 2024 | $5,400 | show |
| FINGER LAKES AREA COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022-2023 | 5 | $43,513 | 2023 | $10,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $6,100 | 2024 | $6,100 | show |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER AND THE FINGER LAKES INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $5,707 | 2022 | $5,707 | show |
| Arts and Cultural Council for Greater | Public charity | Exact | 2011 | 1 | $5,000 | 2011 | $5,000 | show |
| MARJORIE HARRIS REYNOLDS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PEGASUS EARLY MUSIC” | 2020 | 1 | $250 | 2020 | $250 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PEGASUS EARLY MUSIC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $53 | 2023 | $28 | show |
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2024 · Form 990EZ · $139,768 spent · pay $70,896 · grants $0 · events $12,617
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $70,896 | 50.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $39,834 | 28.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $16,807 | 12.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $6,257 | 4.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $5,974 | 4.3% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $12,617 | reported apart |
| Total | $139,768 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $117,844 spent · pay $70,237 · grants $0 · events $1,871
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $70,237 | 59.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $28,570 | 24.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $10,847 | 9.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $4,398 | 3.7% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,792 | 3.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $1,871 | reported apart |
| Total | $117,844 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $351,434 spent · pay $167,863 · grants $0 · events $550
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $167,863 | 47.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $142,220 | 40.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $17,294 | 4.9% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $14,542 | 4.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $9,515 | 2.7% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $550 | reported apart |
| Total | $351,434 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $101,009 spent · pay $53,123 · grants $8,250 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $53,123 | 52.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $29,257 | 29.0% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $8,250 | 8.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $5,823 | 5.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,478 | 3.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $1,078 | 1.1% | |
| Total | $101,009 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $47,851 spent · pay $22,784 · grants $0 · events $600
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $22,784 | 47.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $16,771 | 35.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $4,209 | 8.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,092 | 6.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $995 | 2.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $600 | reported apart |
| Total | $47,851 | 100% |