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Kantorei EIN 84-1446895

Kantorei

EIN  84-1446895 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Englewood, CO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Elevates human experience through excellent volunteer choral performances.
Leadership
Joel Rinsema · Managing Artistic Director · $90K
Money in and out
$494K revenue, $512K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

Elevates human experience through excellent volunteer choral performances. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $494K in revenue, $512K in expenses, and $255K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$494K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$512K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$255K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$18K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -20% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -137% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$494K
FY2025▲ +4%
Expenses
$512K
FY2025▲ +19%
Total assets
$256K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▲ ×388
Total revenue
$494K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$512K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$255K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$256K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $435K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

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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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKantorei
EINHdr · item D84-1446895
Principal addressHdr · item CEnglewood, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.kantorei.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A6B0)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1998

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Joel Rinsema$89,774——
Joel Rinsema—$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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$426K · 86%
Program service revenue$65K · 13%
Contributions & grants86%$426K
Program service revenue13%$65K
Investment income$2K
Other revenue$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$154K
Total revenueLn 12$494K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.05
Program services85%$435K
Management & general10%$50K
Fundraising5%$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$512K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$250K
Total assetsLn 16$256K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$255K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $250K · Operating expenses/yr $512K
5.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $435K · Total expenses $512K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $50K · Total expenses $512K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $27K · Total expenses $512K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $30K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $229K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $426K · Total revenue $494K
86%
Government reliance
Government grants $154K · Total revenue $494K
31%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $65K · Total revenue $494K
13%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $494K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $65K · Total expenses $512K
13%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $494K · Prior year $475K
+4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $249K · FY2024 $494K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $255K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $494K · Expenses $512K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $256K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $255K · Total assets $256K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $256K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joel Rinsema · Reported title Managing Artistic Director · Highest reported compensation $90K · Total expenses $512K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $228K · Total expenses $512K
44%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%——
Overhead ratio 10%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Community First FoundationFY2024$54K
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

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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)$494K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$475K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$389K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$389K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$249K 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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