Chor EIN 46-3871312

Chor

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Promotes free public access to scholarly publications reporting on US federally funded research. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $923K in revenue, $776K in expenses, and $832K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Staten Island, NY
Website
www.chorusaccess.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$923KFY2025
Expenses
$776K
Net assets
$832K
People
17
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-3871312 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Staten Island, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes free public access to scholarly publications reporting on US federally funded research.
Leadership
Howard Ratner · Executive Director · $254K
Money in and out
$923K revenue, $776K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$923K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$776K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$832K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $146K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
24.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -20% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$923K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses
$776K
FY2025-0.07%
Total assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$980K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total revenue
$923K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$776K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$832K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$146K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $623K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Chorus was organized and operates exclusively for educational purposes and for lessening the burdens of government. Chorus supports and promotes free of charge public access to and continued availability of scholarly publications reporting on research funded by the united states us federal government and possibly other funding agencies…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CChor
EINHdr · item D46-3871312
Principal addressHdr · item CStaten Island, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.chorusaccess.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B05)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$253,623Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Howard Ratner’s $254K as Executive Director is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Howard Ratner$253,623$245,959$239,063$234,510
Howard Ratner$232,100$232,100

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$806K · 87%
Program service revenue$71K · 8%
Investment income$39K · 4%
Other revenue$7K · 1%
Contributions & grants87%$806K
Program service revenue8%$71K
Investment income4%$39K
Other revenue1%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$923K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.01
Program services80%$623K
Management & general19%$147K
Fundraising1%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$776K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$980K
Total net assetsLn 32$832K
Months of cash on handcomputed24.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses/yr $776K
24.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $623K · Total expenses $776K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $147K · Total expenses $776K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $776K
0.8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $812K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $806K · Total revenue $923K
87%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $923K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $71K · Total revenue $923K
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $39K · Total revenue $923K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $71K · Total expenses $776K
9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $923K · Prior year $970K
-5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $828K · FY2025 $923K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $832K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $923K · Expenses $776K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $832K · Total assets $1.8M
46%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.8M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Howard Ratner · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $254K · Total expenses $776K
33%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $380K · Total expenses $776K
49%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.7%
Revenue growth -5%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$923K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$970K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$855K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$832K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$828K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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