2025-10-23T09:42:06-05:00 2025-06-30 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2024-07-01 411363849 VOCALESSENCE VOCA 6125471451 1900 NICOLLET AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 AMY WIELUNSKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6125471451 2025-10-10 1 0 MATT PILLSBURY P01565609 9528310085 2025-10-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AMY WIELUNSKI 1900 NICOLLET AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 7047913 0 X WWW.VOCALESSENCE.ORG X 1969 MN VOCALESSENCE DRAWS UPON THE POWER OF SINGING TOGETHER TO NURTURE COMMUNITY, INSPIRE CREATIVITY, AFFIRM THE VALUE OF ALL PERSONS, AND EXPAND THE INFLUENCE OF CHORAL MUSIC. 32 32 47 150 0 0 1432221 1338763 160764 228924 241224 471667 -14925 -462 1819284 2038892 13500 0 0 0 1032233 1069532 0 0 297380 1144182 1125365 2189915 2194897 -370631 -156005 8601781 8715225 83864 154569 8517917 8560656 X VOCALESSENCE CHAMPIONS CHORAL MUSIC OF ALL GENRES, CELEBRATING THE VOCAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCES COMMISSIONING OF NEW MUSIC, AND ENGAGING WITH DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES. 0 0 1085537 229324 ARTISTIC SERIES - THE ARTISTIC SERIES FEATURED 8 CONCERTS INVOLVING OUR 32-MEMBER PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE SINGERS, OUR 120-VOICE VOLUNTEER CHORUS, OUR 45-MEMBER TEENAGE CHOIR (SOTA), OUR 60-MEMBER VINTAGE VOICES OLDER ADULT CHOIR, GUEST ARTISTS OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, AND PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL MUSICIANS, ALL LED BY THE VOCALESSENCE ARTISTIC STAFF. THE CONCERTS WERE PERFORMED AT NOTABLE VENUES AROUND THE TWIN CITIES INCLUDING ORDWAY CONCERT HALL, NORTHROP AUDITORIUM, CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAUL, AND THE AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE. VOCALESSENCE ALSO COMMISSIONED AND PREMIERED THE WORK OF THREE COMPOSERS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND FEATURED SCOTTISH COMPOSER SIR JAMES MACMILLAN IN WEEK-LONG FESTIVAL IN APRIL 2025. EACH CONCERT IS VIDEO RECORDED FOR LATER RELEASE TO SERVE THE DIFFERING PREFERENCES OF OUR AUDIENCE. CONCERT VIDEOS WERE PROFESSIONALLY RECORDED AND EDITED AND HOSTED ON THE VOCALESSENCE WEBSITE FOR FREE VIEWING. 7,560 PEOPLE ATTENDED IN-PERSON CONCERTS; CONCERT VIDEOS RECEIVED 2,700 VIEWS; 48,700 PEOPLE INTERACTED WITH VOCALESSENCE VIA ELECTRONIC AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND RADIO BROADCASTS REACHED 1,690,000. 284142 LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - OUR LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED IN SEVERAL AREAS. WITNESS CELEBRATES AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND MUSIC, REACHING 3,370 STUDENTS IN 42 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER TWIN CITIES METRO AREA AND ENGAGING THE VOCALESSENCE SINGERS AND 8 WITNESS TEACHING ARTISTS TRAINED IN MUSIC, DANCE, AND THEATER. THE CANTARE PROGRAM CONNECTS MEXICAN COMPOSERS WITH TWIN CITIES METRO AREA SCHOOLS WHERE PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT MEXICAN CULTURE AND MUSIC THROUGH REHEARSING AND PERFORMING NEW CHORAL WORKS. TEACHING RESOURCES AND VIDEOS ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE ON A TEACHERS' PORTAL ON THE VOCALESSENCE WEBSITE. OUR VINTAGE VOICES CHOIRS ARE IN THREE LOCATIONS AND ENGAGED 110 OLDER ADULTS THROUGH SIX 13-WEEK SESSIONS OF CREATING, REHEARSING, AND PERFORMING A PROGRAM OF MUSIC, POETRY, AND PERSONAL REFLECTIONS PRESENTED TO AUDIENCES TOTALLING 680 PEOPLE. THE VOCALESSENCE SINGERS OF THIS AGE (SOTA) BRINGS TOGETHER 45 TEENAGE STUDENTS OF DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS FROM 15 HIGH SCHOOLS IN MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL, ST. LOUIS PARK, ROBBINSDALE, AND MAPLEWOOD. 40 WEEKLY REHEARSALS INVOLVE INSTRUCTION IN MUSICIANSHIP, MOVEMENT, CHOREOGRAPHY, DRAMA, LYRICS, AND AN INTRODUCTION TO MULTIPLE MUSICAL STYLES THROUGH GUEST PRESENTERS. SOTA PERFORMED ON ALL VOCALESSENCE ARTISTIC SERIES CONCERTS AS WELL 10 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES IN THE TWIN CITIES. 338742 SPECIAL PROGRAMS -INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN CHORAL PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT, VOCALESSENCE IS ENGAGED IN OTHER SPECIAL PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2024-25, VOCALESSENCE ENGAGED IN 19 ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF 13,300, AND 3 ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF 110. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES INCLUDE MUSIC FESTIVALS, CORPORATE APPEARANCES, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, SENIOR RESIDENCES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' PERFORMING SEASONS. VOCALESSENCE ALSO HOSTED MEXICAN CULTURAL AMBASSADORS, VOZ EN PUNTO, FOR A WEEKLONG RESIDENCY IN SEPTEMBER 2024, AND UNDERTOOK A RECORDING SESSION WITH SINGER, COMPOSER, ENTERTAINER, MELANIE DEMORE, CREATING 14 NEW RECORDED TRACKS OF HER MUSIC. 1708421 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 58 0 1 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN X X X AMY WIELUNSKI 6125471451 1900 NICOLLET AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403 AMANDA STORM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANN BARKELEW O'HAGAN LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANN BURAN LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA BOYLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA OSTROUSHKO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN BRUNNETTE ENSEMBLE SINGER REPRESENTATIVE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BOB THACKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINA MARANON-COBOS PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CASSIE GARNETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN DRESSEN SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL FERNELIUS PRESIDENT-ELECT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL KANTOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MONA LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DON SHELBY LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DORENE WERNKE LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG PARISH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH TRUESDELL SMITH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRED MOORE LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF SMITH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ODLAND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE REECK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN HOESCHLER O'BRIEN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTINE OBERG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA LEWIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA DRIESSEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY TJOSVOLD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NIKKI LEWIS LIFETIME BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RHODA MHIRIPIRI-REED DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD NEUNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA BRANSFORD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY TAKACH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 3500 0 0 TORRIE ALLEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VALTON HENDERSON VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIANNA HILL VOLUNTEER CHORUS REPRESENTATIVE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY WIELUNSKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, END OF YEAR 40.00 X 93035 0 3422 G PHILLIP SHOULTZ III ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTO 40.00 X 93443 0 7813 MARY ANN AUFDERHEIDE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, START OF YEAR 40.00 X 83066 0 2603 PHILIP BRUNELLE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 165571 0 557 438615 0 14395 1 0 1 0 0 70983 1267780 1338763 PERFORMANCE REVENUE 711130 228924 228924 228924 156495 156495 5322831 5007659 315172 315172 315172 500 1362 -862 -862 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 711130 400 400 400 2038892 229324 0 470805 449510 287403 63222 98885 459641 293880 64647 101114 79314 50711 11155 17448 81067 51832 11402 17833 82534 52770 11608 18156 12170 7781 1712 2677 3336 2133 469 734 5831 3728 820 1283 63275 40456 8899 13920 21491 13740 3023 4728 8967 5734 1261 1972 3863 2470 543 850 PERFORMANCE EXPENSE 852256 849978 258 2020 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 51618 33003 7260 11355 MISCELLANEOUS 8824 5642 1241 1941 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DUES 7896 5048 1111 1737 3304 2112 465 727 2194897 1708421 189096 297380 34716 8600 276675 21150 757657 355545 10498 11066 37212 207961 213211 213211 8967 0 7476056 8110903 8601781 8715225 83864 85371 69198 83864 154569 X 3880694 3467298 4637223 5093358 8517917 8560656 8601781 8715225 -156005 239480 -40736 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2440554 2316447 2083183 1432221 1338763 9611168 2440554 2316447 2083183 1432221 1338763 9611168 1689298 7921870 93566 98765 98141 163579 228924 682975 71526 176023 121527 160764 529840 10823983 756686 0.73190 0.77830 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 460. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 780. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 838. GROSS RECEIPTS FROM RELATED ACTIVITIES - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 71,066. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 175,243. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 120,689. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 160,764. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7476056 2000 667983 -35136 8110903 6997965 64466 1332568 -918943 7476056 5767789 322373 687023 -1594826 6997965 6966446 853774 -1200744 851687 5767789 4952850 510250 1534813 31467 6966446 0 0 62657 62657 0 150554 150554 0 0 X 2247636 239480 10000 249480 1998156 40736 40736 2038892 2204897 10000 10000 2194897 0 2194897 PART V, LINE 4: TO SUPPORT ANNUAL AND SPECIFIC PROJECT ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES. PART X, LINE 2: INCOME TAX VOCALESSENCE HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. 0 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT 7 7250 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PHILIP BRUNELLE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 165571 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 557 0 166128 0 0 0 TIMOTHY TAKACH BOARD MEMBER 3500 COMMISSIONING NEW MUSICAL WORK 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD AS PART OF THE AUDIT REVIEW PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS UPDATE THEIR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT THAT TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SALARY LEVELS ARE COMPARED AND DETERMINED OFF THE MN COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS SALARY REPORTS. WE ALSO CONSIDER ARTS NONPROFIT INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND PERFORMANCE REVIEW DOCUMENTATION. SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ARE DETERMINED AND ANNUALLY REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ANNUAL REPORT AND AUDIT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE VIA WEBSITE