Lyrica Baroque
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF LYRICA BAROQUE IS TO SUPPORT A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ARTISTS, INSTITUTIONS AND AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES THROUGH EDUCATION, COLLABORATION AND PERFORMANCE. LYRICA BAROQUE SEEKS TO PROMOTE THE EXTRAORDINARY CLASSICAL MUSICAL HISTORY OF NEW ORLEANS BY PERFORMING ACCESSIBLE CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.
- Income
- $111,899
- Spending
- $108,355
- Reserves
- 2.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $18,400, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- $10,160 spent. WITH FEELING AND MUSIC IS A COLLABORATIVELY CREATED AND PRODUCED PROGRAM USING CHAMBER MUSIC TO TEACH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL). IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW ORLEANS-BASED NONPROFIT KID SMART, LYRICA BAROQUE HAS INTEGRATED CHAMBER MUSIC INTO KID SMART'S "WITH FEELING" CURRICULUM. THE EMERGENCE OF SEL IN K-12 SETTINGS, COUPLED WITH THE NEAR ABSENCE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC EDUCATION CALLS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE TOOL THAT LEVERAGES ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND SEL SKILL BUILDING TO RESTORE AND REVITALIZE CLASSROOM EDUCATION, AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AS THEY NAVIGATE A COMPLEX SOCIAL WORLD, ESPECIALLY POST-COVID. THE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN ADAPTED INTO A MULTIMEDIA FORMAT, EACH LESSON BEING PAIRED WITH SONGS COMPOSED, ARRANGED, AND RECORDED BY LYRICA BAROQUE MUSICIANS. 2024 BROUGHT GROWTH AND EXPANSION TO THE PROJECT INCLUDING TEACHING ARTIST AND MUSICIAN TRAINING SESSIONS TO INCREASE OUR ROSTER OF ARTISTS FACILITATING GREATER FLEXIBILITY OF SCHEDULING WITH SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS.
- $29,712 spent. SINCE 2014 NOLA CHAMBER FEST HAS ENCOURAGED, INSPIRED, AND MOTIVATED MUSICIANS THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF TIGHT-KNIT COLLABORATION AND ARTISTIC INDEPENDENCE THAT ONLY CHAMBER MUSIC CAN OFFER. THE PROGRAM LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL-AGED MUSICIANS, COLLEGE AND GRADUATE ENSEMBLES, AND TODAY'S TOP EMERGING PROFESSIONAL TALENT. COLLABORATIVELY PRESENTED BY LYRICA BAROQUE, THE NEW ORLEANS FRIENDS OF MUSIC, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, NOLA CHAMBER FEST SERVES AS A MEANINGFUL EDUCATIONAL AND ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITY. OUR NATIONAL COMPETITION ATTRACTS TALENT LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. 2024 MARKED THE FESTIVAL'S TENTH ANNIVERSARY AND THE FIRST TIME FINALISTS TRAVELED TO NEW ORLEANS TO PERFORM LIVE. PRIZES FOR FINALISTS AND WINNING ENSEMBLES INCLUDES PAID RESIDENCIES IN NEW ORLEANS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. 2022 WAS THE INAUGURAL YEAR OF CREATIVITY DAY, A DAY PRESENTED AS PART OF NOLA CHAMBER FEST THAT SPECIFICALLY REACHES LOCAL YOUTH AND MUSIC EDUCATORS LOOKING TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR CURRICULUM AND TAKE THEIR MUSIC EDUCATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL THROUGH CHAMBER MUSIC. CREATIVITY DAY 2024 HAD OUR HIGHEST NUMBER OF STUDENT AND EDUCATOR PARTICIPANTS TO DATE WITH 40 YOUTH AND 7 EDUCATORS PARTICIPATING.
- $40,185 spent. LYRICA BAROQUE'S CORE VALUES INCLUDE THE DEEP BELIEF THAT CLASSICAL CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE HAS THE POWER TO IGNITE, UPLIFT AND HEAL COMMUNITIES, EXPOSING EACH OF US TO OUR INNERMOST SELVES AND HUMANNESS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS HAD MANY MEMORABLE CONCERTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ESPLANADE STUDIOS, THE URSULINE CONVENT IN THE FRENCH QUARTER, MULTIPLE GULF SOUTH TOURS, LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND AT CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION IN NEW YORK. LYRICA BAROQUE HAS HAD A LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL, PRESENTING A FREE WINTER CONCERT TO NEW ORLEANS EACH YEAR FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS ATTRACTING AUDIENCES OF OVER 400 EACH YEAR. THIS PERFORMANCE IS SUPPORTED BY THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FOUNDATION AND INSPIRES FAMILIES TO ATTEND CONCERTS WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD OTHER CLASSICAL MUSIC HOLIDAY CONCERTS BEING PRESENTED IN THE CITY. WE ALSO PRESENT A SUMMER CONCERT EACH YEAR BRINGING TOGETHER WORLD-RENOWNED GUEST ARTISTS WITH CELEBRATED LOCAL NEW ORLEANS ARTISTS. OUR SUMMER CONCERT ANNUALLY DRAWS A CROWD OF APPROXIMATELY 300 PEOPLE. COVID PERFORMANCES INCLUDED OUR FIRST EVER LIVESTREAM OF OUR WINTER CONCERT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND AN OUTDOOR CONCERT FEATURING LATIN AMERICAN MUSICIANS AND CHAMBER MUSIC. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A PERFORMANCE WITH THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING HARLEM QUARTET, A SIDE-BY-SIDE COMMUNITY CONCERT WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AT THE MARIGNY OPERA HOUSE, AND THE NEW ORLEANS PREMIERE OF ISABELLA LEONARDA'S SONATA TERZA. IN 2024 WE COMMISSIONED NEW MUSIC FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM LATINX COMPOSERS FOR OUR MULTICULTURAL SOUNDS OF LOUISIANA PROJECT. THE PROJECT CULMINATED IN A SIDE-BY-SIDE CONCERT WITH STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AT THE NEW MARIGNY THEATRE AND INCLUDED THE WORLD PREMIERE'S OF TWO BRAND NEW CHAMBER WORKS. LYRICA BAROQUE'S PERFORMANCES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS CURRENTLY REACH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND ADULT AMATEUR MUSICIANS REPRESENTING ALL RACES, ECONOMIC STATUS, GENDERS, AND ETHNICITIES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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