Magnum Chorum

Minneapolis, MN · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 1991 · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$458K
▲ +145% vs prior year
Spent
$191K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$303K

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Barney Family Foundation 1045000889
$4K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
79% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +145% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMagnum Chorum
EINHdr · item D41-1729332
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1993
Year of formationHdr · item L1991
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMinneapolis, MN
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A6BZ)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.magnumchorum.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.08
Program services79%$151K
Management & general13%$25K
Fundraising8%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$191K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$458K
FY2024▲ +145%
Expenses
$191K
FY2024▲ +2%
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs-0.4% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+58%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×241 vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
+25%
avg. annual growth over 5 years▲ +324% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$303K
FY2024▲ ×14
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$267K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$303K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Total assetsLn 16$303K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$303K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$414K · 90%
Program service revenue$41K · 9%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants90%$414K
Program service revenue9%$41K
Investment income1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$458K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $303K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $191K · Less non-cash grants $255K · Cash operating expenses/yr $-64K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $151K · Total expenses $191K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $25K · Total expenses $191K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $15K · Total expenses $191K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $13K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $229K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $414K · Total revenue $458K
90%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $458K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $41K · Total revenue $458K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $458K
+0.6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $41K · Total expenses $191K
21%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $458K · Prior year $187K
+145%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $148K · FY2024 $458K
+25%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $303K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $458K · Expenses $191K
+58%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $303K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $303K · Total assets $303K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $272K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $303K
90%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dwight Jilek · Reported title Artistic Director and Ex Officio Board Director · Highest reported compensation $32K · Total expenses $191K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $110K · Total expenses $191K
57%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%——
Overhead ratio 13%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth 145%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

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

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

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 $187K$186K-13% 990 PDF
FY2023 $215K$239K-24% 990 PDF
FY2022 $283K$262K+68% 990 PDF
FY2021 $169K—+14% 990 PDF
FY2020 $148K— 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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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