Civic Intelligence

Crescendo Inc

EIN 56-2537454 • 501(c)3 • Lakeville, CT

Profile

Our mission is to give listeners and performers experiences with classical music that are emotionally and personally meaningful and to cultivate a repertoire that is not usually heard in this region musical gems of early music as well as 20th century and contemporary works.

PO Box 245Lakeville, CT 06039-0245

www.crescendomusic.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

67th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 67% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

69th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 69% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

16th percentile

-41%

Higher net margin than 16% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

94th percentile

$30,000

Higher top officer pay than 94% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 18.8% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

24th percentile

-31%

Faster asset growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

23rd percentile

-34%

Faster revenue growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets67th percentile

Assets

Down

$144,695

Down $64,319 (-31%) from 2024

Liabilities

Up

$1,939

Up $884 (+84%) from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$142,756

Down $65,203 (-31%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue69th percentileNet Margin16th percentile

Revenue

Down

$159,382

Down $82,475 (-34%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$224,380

Up $7,916 (+3.7%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$64,998

Down $90,391 (-356%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth24th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $24,652Liabilities 2011: $2,3012011Assets 2012: $72,200Liabilities 2012: $2,925Net Assets 2012: $69,2752012Assets 2013: $68,274Liabilities 2013: $2,428Net Assets 2013: $65,8462013Assets 2014: $93,339Liabilities 2014: $2,658Net Assets 2014: $90,6812014Assets 2015: $82,496Liabilities 2015: $5,640Net Assets 2015: $76,8562015Assets 2016: $56,301Liabilities 2016: $477Net Assets 2016: $55,8242016Assets 2017: $61,771Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $61,7712017Assets 2018: $98,183Liabilities 2018: $1,131Net Assets 2018: $97,0522018Assets 2019: $141,206Liabilities 2019: $445Net Assets 2019: $140,7612019Assets 2020: $143,787Liabilities 2020: $1,0182020Assets 2021: $168,110Liabilities 2021: $2,663Net Assets 2021: $165,4472021Assets 2022: $180,475Liabilities 2022: $9,221Net Assets 2022: $171,2542022Assets 2023: $238,926Liabilities 2023: $56,170Net Assets 2023: $182,7562023Assets 2024: $209,014Liabilities 2024: $1,055Net Assets 2024: $207,9592024Assets 2025: $144,695Liabilities 2025: $1,939Net Assets 2025: $142,7562025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$144,695
Liabilities$1,939
Net Assets$142,756
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth23rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $80,348Expenses 2011: $86,119Net Income 2011: -$5,7712011Revenue 2012: $98,854Expenses 2012: $51,930Net Income 2012: $46,9242012Revenue 2013: $90,966Expenses 2013: $94,395Net Income 2013: -$3,4292013Revenue 2014: $108,667Expenses 2014: $83,832Net Income 2014: $24,8352014Revenue 2015: $80,845Expenses 2015: $94,670Net Income 2015: -$13,8252015Revenue 2016: $110,574Expenses 2016: $131,606Net Income 2016: -$21,0322016Revenue 2017: $112,531Expenses 2017: $106,584Net Income 2017: $5,9472017Revenue 2018: $159,820Expenses 2018: $124,539Net Income 2018: $35,2812018Revenue 2019: $181,853Expenses 2019: $138,144Net Income 2019: $43,7092019Revenue 2020: $139,093Expenses 2020: $137,087Net Income 2020: $2,0062020Revenue 2021: $102,844Expenses 2021: $80,164Net Income 2021: $22,6802021Revenue 2022: $132,716Expenses 2022: $127,219Net Income 2022: $5,4972022Revenue 2023: $176,089Expenses 2023: $164,599Net Income 2023: $11,4902023Revenue 2024: $241,857Expenses 2024: $216,464Net Income 2024: $25,3932024Revenue 2025: $159,382Expenses 2025: $224,380Net Income 2025: -$64,9982025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$159,382
Expenses$224,380
Net Income-$64,998
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$144,695
Liabilities
$1,939
Net assets
$142,756
Revenue
$159,382
Expenses
$224,380
Net income
-$64,998
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.45$0.02$1.43$1.59$2.24$0.65
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.09$0.01$2.08$2.42$2.16$0.25
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.39$0.56$1.83$1.76$1.65$0.11
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.80$0.09$1.71$1.33$1.27$0.05
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.68$0.03$1.65$1.03$0.80$0.23
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.44$0.01$1.39$1.37$0.02
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.41$0.00$1.41$1.82$1.38$0.44
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.98$0.01$0.97$1.60$1.25$0.35
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.62$0.00$0.62$1.13$1.07$0.06
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.00$0.56$1.11$1.32$0.21
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.82$0.06$0.77$0.81$0.95$0.14
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.93$0.03$0.91$1.09$0.84$0.25
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.68$0.02$0.66$0.91$0.94$0.03
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.72$0.03$0.69$0.99$0.52$0.47
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.25$0.02$0.80$0.86$0.06
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Nov 6, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$159,382
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Ourmissionistogivelistenersandperformersexperienceswithclassicalmusicthatareemotionallyandpersonallymeaningfulandtocultivatearepertoirethatisnotusuallyheardinthisregion,musicalgemsofearlymusicaswellas20thcenturyandcontemporaryworks.

Our mission is to give listeners and performers experiences with classical music that are emotionally and personally meaningful and to cultivate a repertoire that is not usually heard in this region: musical gems of early music as well as 20th century and contemporary works.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Performed Cavalieris "Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo" "Body and Soul" the earliest known opera oratorio from the turn of the 17th century and a turning point in music and two balletti by Cavalieri and Cristofano Malvezzi for thirty voices seven choirs composed for the marriage of their patrons Ferdinand I of Medici and Christina of Lorraine. Two semi-staged performances by Crescendo Chorus of thirty five singers drawn from the community augmented by professional singers Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra and professional soloists of internationally and nationally renowned early music specialists: soprano Paulina Francisco Anima Baritone Anicet Castel Corpo bass-baritone Paul Max Tipton Mondo baritone Jermaine Woodard Jr. Consiglio countertenor Benjamin Rauch Piacere mezzo soprano Salome Sandoval Angel Custode and soprano Jennifer Tyo Oberto Vita Mondana led by Crescendos founding artistic director Christine Gevert.$0$58,100
Performed "Bach-Circle: Christmas Oratorios and Contemporary Female Voices" bringing to our audience 17th and 18th century works by Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries. This program included Bachs fifth cantata of his Christmas Oratorio and lesser known works by his mentor Dietrich Buxtehude and his contemporaries Johann Schelle Johann Rosenmller Philipp Erlebach and Jeremias du Grain. Also part of this program were unaccompanied choral works by the award-winning contemporary female North American composers Emily Drum MaryAnne Muglia and Christine Donkin. Two performances with Crescendo Chorus soloists soprano Paulina Francisco countertenor Nicholas Tamagna tenor Gene Stenger bass-baritone Douglas Williams and Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra with professional musicians from Connecticut New York City and Boston led by Crescendos founding artistic director Christine Gevert.$0$51,244
Performed "Nature in Vivaldis Sounds": Concertos for solo instruments and chamber orchestra by Antonio Vivaldi. Among the works were the violin concerto Tempesta di mare The Storm at Sea and the flute concertos "La notte" The Night and "Il gardellino" The Goldfinch. A unique version of Vivaldis Concerto for Two Mandolins was performed on two charangos small Andean stringed instruments of the lute family from the Quechua and Aymara peoples with the addition of quenas Andean wood flutes to the string orchestra giving our listeners a taste of the fusion of traditional and folk instruments that might have been heard in the New World. Two performances on period and Andean instruments with Edson Scheid Baroque violin Rodrigo Tarraza traverso Carlos Boltes and Scott Hill charango with strings and basso continuo players of Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra and Gonzalo Cortes and Rodrigo Tarraza quenas directed by Christine Gevert from the harpsichord.$0$21,075
Two performances of "Revolutionary Renaissance" - Music by six largely unrecognized female composers from the Renaissance plus Afro-Portuguese contemporary Vicente Lusitano. Performed by the 25-member Crescendo chorus accompanying professional singers and musicians playing period instruments.$0$19,432
Offered Summer Sessions to the public. These sessions provided an opportunity to members of the community to sing with a small group exploring the repertoire understanding what was behind the music how the composition was conceived and what it meant. Each session offered some tools of vocal technique and exercises to build or develop participants practical musical skills.$0$5,809
Presented a harpsichord solo recital performed by Kenneth Weiss professor at the Paris Conservatoire France in honor of the legendary harpsichord virtuoso and scholar Wanda Landowska.$0$4,539
Holiday period public service event of Crescendo singers caroling to horses and the public.$0$307
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay94th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Christine GevertFounding And Artistic DirectorPT$30,000-$30,000
Maureen Scannell BatemanPresident-$0--
Henry Putzel lllVice-President-$0--
Grace SchalkwykTreasurer-$0--
Brian FarrellSecretary-$0--
Thomas SchindlerCommunications-$0--
Kathy DrakeDirector-$0--
Kathleen FriendDirector-$0--
Sarah MelcherDirector-$0--
Michael NesbittDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Crescendo Inc
EIN
56-2537454
Address
PO BOX 245, LAKEVILLE, CT 06039-0245

Signing Officer

Name
Grace Schalkwyk
Title
Treasurer
Phone
8604354866
Signed
2025-11-06
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Performance venue rentals, $9025| Musician food performance days, $1693| Performance promotion, $8144| Performance miscellaneous expense, $2144| Legal and licensing, $144| Bank and credit card processing fees, $652| Insurance, $1280| Professional memberships, $928| Performance instrument rentals, $1000| Musician travel allowance, $8887| Software, $2369|”

Part I, line 20

“| Explanation:, Amount:| Increase in current assets, $1124| Increase in current liabilities, $-1609| Prior period adjustment, $280|”

Part II, line 24

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Fixed assets: Musical instruments $32,000; Prepaid expense $2,517, $33327, $34517|”

Part II, line 26

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts payable $1,722; Credit cards payable $217, $1055, $1939|”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Performance venue rentals, $9025| Musician food performance days, $1693| Performance promotion, $8144| Performance miscellaneous expense, $2144| Legal and licensing, $144| Bank and credit card processing fees, $652| Insurance, $1280| Professional memberships, $928| Performance instrument rentals, $1000| Musician travel allowance, $8887| Software, $2369|
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1| Explanation:, Amount:| Increase in current assets, $1124| Increase in current liabilities, $-1609| Prior period adjustment, $280|
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Fixed assets: Musical instruments $32,000; Prepaid expense $2,517, $33327, $34517|
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts payable $1,722; Credit cards payable $217, $1055, $1939|
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Part II, line 24
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ReturnHeader/BuildTS02025-03-06 01:10:19Z
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm0Grace Schalkwyk
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt0Treasurer
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum08604354866
ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt02025-11-06
ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt0CRESCENDO INC
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ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN0562537454
ReturnHeader/Filer/ForeignPhoneNum08604354866
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt0PO BOX 245
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm0LAKEVILLE
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd0CT
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd0060390245
ReturnHeader/ReturnTs02025-11-05T14:04:23-05:00
ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd0990EZ
ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt02024-07-01
ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt02025-06-30
ReturnHeader/TaxYr02024

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