Magnum Chorum

Tax-deductible

Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Since 1991Arts & CultureEIN 41-1729332

High quality performances of sacred choral music in beautiful venues that transform listeners in concert and worship and nurture a deeper connection with God and one another.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 91 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $869 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 74% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$458K
+145% vs prior year
Spent
$191K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$303K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$458K
FY2024▲ +145%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$187K
FY2024$458K
Expenses
$191K
FY2024▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$262K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$186K
FY2024$191K
Net assets
$303K
FY2024▲ ×14
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021$24K
FY2022$45K
FY2023$21K
FY2024$21K
FY2024$303K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1993.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $151K Management & general 13% · $25K Fundraising 8% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic Director and Ex Officio Board Director
$31,800Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director and Ex Officio Board Director
$19,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$12,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Choir President and Ex Officio Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Choir Liaison and Ex Officio Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dwight Jilek’s $32K as Artistic Director and Ex Officio Board Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dwight Jilek$31,800$30,000$30,000$28,749$25,000$25,000
Martha Kunau$19,000$18,000$18,000$21,000$15,000$15,000
Kim Bowman$12,700$12,000$12,000$11,000$10,000$10,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Performs sacred choral music in beautiful venues, fostering spiritual connection.

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3 program services account for $151K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In December 2024, we mounted yet another significant commission for our Light Divine Christmas Concerts: Gifts of the Magi by celebrated local composer Ralph Johnson and his wife, writer Laurie Richardson Johnson, surrounded by other works by Ola Gjielo, Healy Willan, and Rene Clausen.

$54Kprogram expense
02

After major undertakings in the fall, we presented 2 new programs in midwinter and spring along with 5 worship services. Our Midwinter Sacred Choral Treasures featured movements of Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil sung in Church Slavonic, music by Durufle, Busto, and black composers Nathaniel Dett and Undine Smith Moore, performed at Holy…

$51Kprogram expense
03

In November 2024, we mounted two collaborative performances of the monumental work The Sacred Veil by composer Eric Whitacre and lyricist Tony Sylvestri with cello and piano, which deals with the untimely death of a young wife and mother of two, the terrifying diagnosis of cancer and overwhelm of medical treatment, and grief and healing…

$45Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$458K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$191K
Ln 25
Programscol B$151K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$303K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$303K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$255K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$458K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$272K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$303K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$303K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 691
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K$31K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$272K
Total assetsLn 16$21K$303K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$21K$303K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$38K$19K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$46K$46K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$441$441
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$549$494$55
RoyaltiesLn 15$780$780
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$673$404$202$67
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$15K$629$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$191K$151K$25K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $187K$186K$452$21K 990 PDF
FY2023 $215K$239K−$24K$21K 990 PDF
FY2022 $283K$262K$21K$45K 990 PDF
FY2021 $169K$24K 990 PDF
FY2020 $148K$8K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $457,982 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,750 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,711
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$409,669
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$255,274
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$414,380
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $38,913 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,913
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,939 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,939
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,602 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$457,982
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $190,778 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,100 · Management $19,050 · Fundraising $6,350$63,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $46,114$46,114
IX-11b Legal feesFundraising $2,413$2,413
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,539$1,539
IX-11f Investment management feesFundraising $441$441
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $35,607$35,607
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,488 · Management $3,638$12,126
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $494 · Management $55$549
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $780$780
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,361$1,361
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $404 · Management $202 · Fundraising $67$673
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,250 · Management $629 · Fundraising $5,796$21,675
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,598 · Management $25,113 · Fundraising $15,067$190,778
Part X · Balance sheet $302,581 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,460$25,013
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,628$5,890
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$271,678
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,088$302,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,088$47,307
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$255,274
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,088$302,581
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,088$302,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $302,581 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$457,982
XI-2 Total expenses$190,778
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$267,204
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,088
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,289
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$302,581

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