Tetra String Quartet
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TETRAS STRONG LOCAL PRESENCE ENGAGES AUDIENCES FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE COMMUNITY AND REFLECTS THEIR BELIEF THAT ACCESS TO THE ARTS IS AN ESSENTIAL HUMAN RIGHT. TETRAS TCIMI TRAINS YOUNG MUSICIANS TO PERFORM IN SMALL ENSEMBLES WITH EXCELLENCE AND CHANNEL THEIR CREATIVE STRENGTHS TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEMSELVES AND THE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $222,199
- Spending
- $183,693
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 52%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 126
- Highest pay
- $29,570, cfo/artistic director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 369% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 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 (2)
- $165,812 spent. DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON, TETRA PERFORMED 5 AZURE FAMILY CONCERTS, REACHING 350 LIVE AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND 7,500 PEOPLE VIRTUALLY. THE TETRA STRING QUARTETS FREE AZURE FAMILY CONCERTS ARE FUN AND ENGAGING PERFORMANCES TAILORED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER OR OTHER SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERS. SINCE MANY WITH AUTISM CANNOT ATTEND TRADITIONAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES DUE TO UNCONTROLLABLE VOCALIZATIONS OR PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS, AZURE CONCERTS ARE DESIGNED TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL BEHAVIORS ARE ACCEPTED AND EMBRACED. AZURE FAMILY CONCERTS HAVE BEEN SERVING FAMILIES IN THE VALLEY SINCE 2015. DURING THIS TIME, TETRA HAS PRODUCED 46 AZURE FAMILY CONCERTS, MAKING LIVE MUSIC SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE IN ARIZONA.
- Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 ONCE STUDENTS HAVE PREPARED A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR MUSIC IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY SETTINGS, INCLUDING AFTER-SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, AND A REFUGEE CENTER. DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON, THE TETRA STRING QUARTET GUIDED HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA STUDENTS AT TWO HIGH SCHOOLS IN TEMPE, AZ, IN DEVELOPING MUSICAL/INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND APPLYING THEM IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN SMALL ENSEMBLES OF 4-6 STUDENTS, PREPARED THEIR PIECES INDEPENDENTLY, RECEIVED COACHING FROM TETRA, AND PERFORMED A CULMINATION CONCERT FOR THE COMMUNITY. TETRA ALSO VISITED A MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA PROGRAM. DURING THE 2024-25 SEASON, TETRA PERFORMED 16 CONCERTS AT FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE IN TEMPE, AZ. THEY SERVED 420 RESIDENTS IN PERSON AND 200 VIRTUALLY, PERFORMING FOR RESIDENTS IN MEMORY CARE, THE HEALTH CARE CENTER, ASSISTED LIVING, AND THE GENERAL POPULATION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 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 May 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 April 2016.
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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