San Francisco, CA

Cyrus T. Elk Foundation for the Promulgation of Youth Music Education, Inc.

EIN 46-3546124

Education & Youth Development Youth Arts & Creative Learning Children & youth

Mission

To preserve, promote, and perpetuate the American collegiate a cappella tradition and broader youth music education by providing grants, program support, and archival contributions—with particular emphasis on supporting the Society of Orpheus & Bacchus and allied a cappella organizations.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Cyrus T. Elk Foundation for the Promulgation of Youth Music Education, Inc.

The Cyrus T. Elk Foundation for the Promulgation of Youth Music Education, Inc. is a California nonprofit public charity (founded 2013) that operates as a grantmaking and program-support organization focused on collegiate a cappella and youth music education. The organization's IRS Employer Identification Number is 46-3546124 and it is organized as a 501(c)(3) public charity.

The Foundation directs resources primarily to support the Society of Orpheus & Bacchus (a collegiate a cappella group) and allied organizations through grants that fund recruitment (rush), retreats, recordings, sponsored concerts, and outreach workshops for school audiences. In the last few years the Foundation has continued active grantmaking, sponsored pro-bono school performances with accompanying workshops, provided a short-term loan to enable an international tour, and maintained a formal governance structure and annual reporting process.

Notable achievements

Sustained grantmaking to collegiate a cappella

Since 2018 the Foundation has made recurring grants to support rush, retreats and recording; the board reports approximately $59,584 granted for those purposes through mid-2024, and the 2023–2024 academic year grants totaled $13,629.

Educational outreach performances

Funded at least two pro-bono performances that included in-school educational workshops (examples cited include presentations for an Albany K–8 school and Ward Melville High School), expanding live a cappella exposure to students who could not otherwise attend paid concerts.

Tour-support loan innovation

Provided a $15,000 loan to its primary grantee to cover upfront tour expenses (spring tour to South Korea); the loan was repaid with nominal interest, enabling the group to undertake an ambitious international tour.

At a glance

Total assets: $657K
Annual revenue: $59K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 46-3546124
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: cyrustelk.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized as a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 46-3546124) and registered as an active California nonprofit corporation (filed September 18, 2013).

Profiled by major nonprofit information services and evaluated positively for accountability and finance practices (public reporting, conflict-of-interest policy, independent board governance).

Maintains annual board reports and published annual reports that document recent grants, program activity, financial performance, and governance developments.

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