Lyra Society
Donations deductibleLyra Society's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) 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. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Chamberlain | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Anita Henderson | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Anna Marie AHN Petersen | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Chris Deviney | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Diane Mallery | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Elizabeth Hainen | Artistic Dir | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Eskridge | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Hainen | Trustee and Artistic Director | 2019 |
| Elizabeth Steiner | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Helen Gerhold | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Robert Schwartz | President | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Chamberlain | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Deviney | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Eskridge | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Hainen | Artistic Dir | 20 | $0 | ||
| Anita Henderson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diane Mallery | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anna Marie Ahn Petersen | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Helen Gerhold | Executive Di | 40 | $0 | ||
| Robert Schwartz | President | 2 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Lyra Society
- EIN
- 383723902
- Address
- Po Box 22536, Philadelphia, PA, 19110-2536
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- The lyra society was created to promote cultural equity through access to harp education through its core program, glissando. Lyra provides harps, harp lessons, and harp presentations in schools at no cost to students who have minimal access to music education. (as filed on the Form 990)
- 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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Helen Gerhold (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2006
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAnna Marie AHN Petersen
≥8years on the filingsElizabeth Hainen
≥5years on the filingsAlexandra Chamberlain
≥5years on the filingsChris Deviney
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $200k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $200k
- Contributions and grants received
- $237k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 10
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $129k | $124k | $4k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.