To elevate the human experience through choral excellence. We are a volunteer choral ensemble.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $54K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$494K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$512K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$255K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$494K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$249K
FY2022$389K
FY2023$389K
FY2024$475K
FY2025$494K
Expenses
$512K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$223K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$366K
FY2024$429K
FY2025$512K
Net assets
$255K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$158K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$255K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1998.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $435K Management & general 10% · $50K Fundraising 5% · $27K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Artistic Director
$89,774Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joel Rinsema’s $90K as Managing Artistic Director is at the 82nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Joel Rinsema$89,774$82,086$78,549

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Elevates human experience through excellent volunteer choral performances.

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1 program · $435K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Presented a full season of concerts that included a world premiere of Song Offerings, a work commissioned by Kantorei, written by Christopher Tin. Kantorei also recorded this work and Transfigurations written by Christopher Tin for an album being released in November 2025.

$435Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$54K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $11K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,423
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$253

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$494K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$426K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$512K
Ln 25
Programscol B$435K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$255K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$256K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$426K
Government grantsLn 1e$154K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$494K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$93K
SavingsLn 2$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$256K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$255K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$272K$256K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4$2K
Net assetsLn 32$272K$255K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$72K$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$116K$79K$24K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$4K$2K$600
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$13K$2K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$108K$108K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$289$289$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$32K$28K$4K$0
TravelLn 17$43K$43K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$433$433$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$0$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$27K$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$29K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$512K$435K$50K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $494K$512K−$18K$255K 990 PDF
FY2024 $475K$429K$47K$272K 990 PDF
FY2023 $389K$366K$23K$226K 990 PDF
FY2022 $389K$340K$48K$207K 990 PDF
FY2021 $249K$223K$26K$158K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $494,037 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $416,557$426,350
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $57,413$64,793
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $118$1,662
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,304$1,232
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $475,392$494,037
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,253$9,923
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $195,970$227,656
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $227,644$274,327
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $428,867$511,906
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,525−$17,869
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $494,037 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $232 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,250
VIII-1e Government grants$153,778
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$269,322
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$426,350
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$64,793
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,662
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,000 · Excluded from tax $0$1,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,687 · Unrelated business $1,000 · Excluded from tax $0$494,037
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $511,906 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,923$9,923
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,819 · Management $8,977 · Fundraising $8,978$89,774
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $79,222 · Management $23,848 · Fundraising $12,825$115,895
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,900 · Management $1,500 · Fundraising $600$6,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,550 · Management $2,078 · Fundraising $1,359$15,987
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $107,864 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$107,864
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,543 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,543
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $289 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$289
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,355 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $0$31,855
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,018 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$43,018
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $433 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$433
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $6,231 · Fundraising $0$6,231
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,400 · Management $1,224 · Fundraising $0$28,624
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $28,796 · Management $2,863 · Fundraising $2,811$34,470
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $435,112 · Management $50,221 · Fundraising $26,573$511,906
Part X · Balance sheet $256,392 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,997$92,987
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $102,215$157,338
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,067$6,067
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $272,279$256,392
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4$1,553
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4$1,553
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $210,062$139,336
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $62,213$115,503
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $272,275$254,839
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $272,279$256,392
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $254,839 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$494,037
XI-2 Total expenses$511,906
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,869
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$272,275
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$254,839

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