Flying House Productions

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1982

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Craig Coogan

Phone

2063230750

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Flying House Productions, founded in 1982, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $2.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 27% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $2.3M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 19% operating deficit.

Mission

Our voices transform society through innovative and entertaining programs that build community, illuminate the experiences of LGBTQ people and their allies, expand inclusion, and inspire justice.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,456,517 Revenue: $846,284

Flying House Productions (FHP) is home to two of the largest community choruses in America: Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) founded in 1979, and Seattle Women's Chorus(SWC), which made its premier on...

Flying House Productions (FHP) is home to two of the largest community choruses in America: Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) founded in 1979, and Seattle Women's Chorus(SWC), which made its premier on stage in 2002. The two choruses combined boast 450 volunteer singers and associate support volunteers both artistic and administrative. FHP is Washington State's largest and most influential choral organization in terms of budget, audience, exposure, and ensemble size. Together the choruses are known to be among the largest LGBTQ choruses in America, with more than 20,000 people attending their concert season series, and tens of thousands more seeing the choruses in other regional performances and digitally every year.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $846,594

Program Service Revenue $990,140

Investment Income $50,825

Other Revenue $66,365

TOTAL REVENUE $1,953,924

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,151,448

Fundraising Expenses $305,622

Program Expenses $1,456,517

Other Expenses $1,159,263

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,321,904

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,953,924	$1,536,631	+0.3%
Expenses	$2,321,904	$2,643,230	-0.1%
Net Income	$-367,980	$-1,106,599	-0.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

449

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$222,680

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Craig Coogan	Executive Dir.	60.00	Officer	$205,316	$17,364	$222,680
Paul Caldwell	Artistic Director	60.00		$186,555	$21,957	$208,512
Kevin Plambeck	President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Don Riling	Vice President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Daniel Fleming	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
David Nilsson	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Valorie Osterman	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Meisha Wangerin	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ron Douglas	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Debiruth Stanford	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Gretchen Olsen-Jacobsen	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
James Todd	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bobby Sergent Jr	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
James Todd	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
April Cook	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Martha T Buchta-Spevack	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$1,953,924	$2,321,904	$2,835,631	$-367,980
2024	$1,536,631	$2,643,230	$2,981,466	$-1,106,599
2023	$1,789,072	$1,905,907	$3,781,196	$-116,835
2022	$1,662,245	$1,568,303	$3,504,579	$93,942
2021	$1,750,728	$1,072,391	$3,869,875	$678,337
2020	$1,781,503	$1,545,924	$3,223,159	$235,579
2019	$2,159,473	$2,065,704	$2,981,109	$93,769
2018	$2,392,874	$2,304,700	$2,957,966	$88,174