Boulder Chorale EIN 84-1175937

Boulder Chorale

EIN  84-1175937 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Boulder, CO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Enriching and inspiring communities through music.
Leadership
Vicki Burrichter · Artistic Director, Adult Choirs · $30K
Money in and out
$280K revenue, $273K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency

Enriching and inspiring communities through music. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $280K in revenue, $273K in expenses, and $171K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$280K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$273K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$171K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $7K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +23% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -51% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$280K
FY2025▼ -3%
Expenses
$273K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total assets
$226K
FY2025▲ +16%
Total liabilities
$55K
FY2025▲ +79%
Total revenue
$280K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$273K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$171K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$7K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$226K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $186K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In the 2024-25 season, the Boulder Chorale's six choirs with members ranging in age from 5 to 85 years presented fall, spring, and holiday concerts including a number of outreach concerts to libraries and social service organizations, and participation in Boulder's annual tree lighting ceremony.

$186Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBoulder Chorale
EINHdr · item D84-1175937
Principal addressHdr · item CBoulder, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.boulderchorale.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A68Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1998

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director, Adult Choirs
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director, Children's Chorale
$22,779Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vicki Burrichter’s $30K as Artistic Director, Adult Choirs is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Vicki Burrichter$30,000$28,807$27,328$26,719$25,099
Nathan Wubbena$22,779$19,875

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$178K · 64%
Program service revenue$102K · 37%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants64%$178K
Program service revenue37%$102K
Investment income1%$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$46K
Total revenueLn 12$280K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.01
Program services68%$186K
Management & general30%$83K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$273K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$159K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$55K
Total net assetsLn 32$171K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $218K · Operating expenses/yr $273K
9.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $186K · Total expenses $273K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $83K · Total expenses $273K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $273K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $113K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $178K · Total revenue $280K
64%
Government reliance
Government grants $46K · Total revenue $280K
16%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $102K · Total revenue $280K
37%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $280K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $102K · Total expenses $273K
38%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $280K · Prior year $289K
-3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $119K · FY2024 $280K
+24%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $171K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $280K · Expenses $273K
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $226K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $171K · Total assets $226K
76%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $60K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $226K
26%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Vicki Burrichter · Reported title Artistic Director, Adult Choirs · Highest reported compensation $30K · Total expenses $273K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $155K · Total expenses $273K
57%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -3%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$11K

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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)$280K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$289K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$224K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$163K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$119K 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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