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US nonprofit · EIN 362802153 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 362802153) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

William Ferris Chorale's network

7 people3 organisationsi7 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Adam SmithBoard Member2025
1 yr
Alexandra OlsavskyBoard Member and Artistic Representative2025
1 yr
Catherine Mascari (also filed as Cate Mascari)President of the Board of Directors2023
3 yrs
Kimberlee GuetnerBoard Member2025
1 yr
Lauren WelkeBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Mark HaddadBoard Member and Artistic Representative2025
1 yr
Richard Vincent EmbserTreasurer and Board Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Christopher WindleArtistic and Music Directorsince 2023
Justin BerkowitzExecutive Directorsince 2023
Kathleen PacynaExecutive Director2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Christopher WindleArtistic and Music Director10$31k
Justin BerkowitzExecutive Director10$15k
Mark HaddadBoard Member and Artistic Representative2$2k
Alexandra OlsavskyBoard Member and Artistic Representative2$940
Catherine MascariPresident of the Board of Directors4$0
Richard Vincent EmbserTreasurer and Board Member5$0
Kimberlee GuetnerBoard Member1$0
Lauren WelkeBoard Member1$0
Adam SmithBoard Member1$0

About

Legal name
William Ferris Chorale
EIN
362802153
Address
708 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, 60657-4513
State
Illinois
Activity (NTEE)
A68 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1975
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsRichard Vincent Embser
≥3years on the filingsCatherine Mascari
≥3years on the filingsLauren Welke
≥1years on the filingsAdam Smith

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$27k
Net assets or fund balances
$27k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$54k$92kDeficit $37k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.