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SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA
SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $16,993 to it, the largest being Houston Arts Alliance ($16,993). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $52k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $17k
- Net assets
- $89k
What Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America does
Mission
Perpetuate the American Art Form of Barbershop Quartet Singing and Chorus Singing by learning, practicing, perfecting, demonstrating and teaching the skills involved in order to engender its appreciation. Ages of our participants range from young adults to seniors.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Weekly in person rehearsals had around 30 men per week. Rehearsals, officer training, membership education continued. Approximately 61 dues paying members with approximately 46 active members. Members learned and polished music for performances, including revenue-generating and free for the community. Expenses are for our Musical Director's fees and expenses, our weekly rehearsal space, music and "learning track" recordings, and fees and expenses for bringing in outside coaches.
$24,458 spent77% of program spendingFulfilled our exempt purpose of "Perpetuate the American Art Form of Barbershop Quartet Singing and Chorus Singing". Attendance for Good Time Shows, Christmas Shows, and paid performances for local organizations were as expected. Unpaid performances at schools in Ft Bend County were well received. Event attendance levels averaged 110 people per revenue-generating show. Singing Valentines delivery program was positive. We have free performances to Heights Kids Day of Music, Memorial Day "A Night to Remember" tribute, and Heroes at Home golf tournament benefiting Green Beret veterans. $6,899.73 for Program Service Expenses was necessary to generate Program Service Revenue via our paid shows to aid in fulfillment of our mission.
$6,900 spent22% of program spendingOur Next Generation Barbershop programs implement the part of our Mission to "support vocal music education with youth programs". Our programs throughout the year included: A) Our Next Generation Barbershop Quartet Contest was held across the Houston region, where prizes were awarded. Entries were received from Alief ISD, Alvin ISD, Clear Creek ISD, Fort Bend ISD, Humble ISD and Montgomery ISD. These entries spanned Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris and Montgomery counties. Awards to winners and their schools totaled $2,350. B) The chorus participated in Heights Kids Day of Music in central Houston, providing a free chorus performance, and a table to encourage youth and parents to try singing a simple song with our members. Estimated 200 youth and adults in the chorus performance audience, and 100 youth and adults served at our table. C) The chorus supported school music education through youth singing events and joint performances with middle and high school choir programs. C.1) The chorus conducted singing workshops for Crockett Middle School in Richmond TX (Fort Bend County). Estimated 120 boys and girls participated. C.2) The chorus performed with the La Porte ISD choirs during…
$312 spentof which $2,350 as grants1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $31,670.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $113k to $91k (−20%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2018: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $10k → $7k.
From the IRS filings of SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA?
- SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $16,993 to it, the largest being Houston Arts Alliance ($16,993). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $16,993 in grants to SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA?
- Houston Arts Alliance is the largest funder on record, with $16,993 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING IN AMERICA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing