Quintet of the Americas Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Quintet's mission is to broaden the knowledge and appreciation of music from the Western Hemisphere, and particularly new music, through the performance, commissioning, and recording of woodwind quintets and related chamber music. We encourage inter-cultural appreciation and understanding by performing contemporary, classical, and folk-derived music from the diverse cultural traditions of the Americas. We search out collaborations with composers, guest artists, other ensembles, and other organizations to enrich our own growth and to enrich the musical products we bring to the community.
- Income
- $114,800
- Spending
- $123,486
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Highest pay
- $27,963, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 17% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $103,060 spent. From October 2024 to June 2025, Quintet of the Americas (QOA) served over 1,100 people with 22 free live concerts featuring new music in Queens and 1 in Manhattan. These concerts were performed for audiences that included seniors, the disabled, and families. In November 2024 QOA participated in the Latin American Culture Week Festival in NYC by performing seven concerts in Queens and Manhattan including for seniors in Sunnyside and Bayside and at Langston Hughes Library, and at the Alzheimer's Day Care program in St. Albans, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Queens, at Queens Botanical Garden and at the National Opera Center in Manhattan. This Manhattan concert was recorded and live-streamed. Repertoire included the premiere of the 2025 Memory Project piece written by Fernando Otero for the seniors at Sunnyside Community Services, the premieres of works by Jorge Amado, Sergio Delgado, and a commission by Ernesto Oliva also performing on piano, and works by Gabriela Ortiz, Maria Grever, and Jorge Olaya Muñoz. QOA established a new residency at the Queens Botanical Garden and performed there five times during the season. In the spring QOA performed at Loisaida Center in Lower Manhattan, at 8 senior centers, 2 libraries, a church, and a rehabilitation center as well as the concerts at Queens Botanical Garden. The program "Living American Composers" included new QOA commission "Satchmo in New Orleans" by Sunny Knable, and the premiere of "Three American Folk Tunes" by Allen Shultz, plus works by Joseph Jones and Valerie Coleman. Composers Jones, Knable and Shultz were present at many of the concerts and introduced their pieces. Quintet of the Americas reached over 1,600 students in school demonstration concerts at 4 public schools. At PS199Q, PS85Q and PS127Q in Queens, QOA used music from Latin America in interactive concerts that demonstrated the instruments of the woodwind quintet and concepts of melody, harmony and rhythm. Students at each school performed with us on several pieces at the end of the programs using percussion instruments from our collection. At middle school MS75 75 Morton School in Manhattan, QOA demonstrated rehearsal techniques in a bilingual Spanish English presentation. Music featured works from Latin America and our Living American Composers program. These concerts reached New York City students with white, Hispanic, Asian, and African-American backgrounds.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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