The Stockton Chorale

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To inspire joy in the commnunity through choral music

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 8 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 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
$55K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $14K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$243K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$252K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$120K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$243K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$176K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$215K
FY2025$243K
Expenses
$252K
FY2025▲ +47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$177K
FY2024$172K
FY2025$252K
Net assets
$120K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$67K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$130K
FY2025$120K

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 1977.

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% · $213K Management & general 9% · $22K Fundraising 7% · $17K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $55K 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
Artistic Director
$19,750Pt VII · Sec A
Youth Chorale Director
$8,888Pt VII · Sec A
Singers Dir.
$6,489Pt VII · Sec A
Accompianist
$6,371Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Director
$5,383Pt VII · Sec A
Accompianist
$5,023Pt VII · Sec A
Accompianist
$3,048Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Crystal Bates—$12,172$29,786$33,263
Bruce Southard$19,750———
Bruce Southbard—$16,800$16,800$16,000
Joan Calonico$8,888$6,750$6,750$6,750
Ricardo Campero$6,489$4,200$4,200$4,000
Matthew K Baer$6,371$5,938$5,325—
Michael Hernandez$5,383$2,625$2,625$2,500
Donna Smith$5,023$4,074$3,266$3,840

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 15aNo

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3 programs · $213K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The stockton chorale's second concert was in december 2024 and performed in both lodi and stockton, ca. Approximately 500 combined were in attendance. All five choirs performed, the usual accompanists and guest intrumentalits.

$72Kprogram expense
02

The Stockton Chorale's second concert was on March 9, 2025, in Stockton.All five choirs performed with the usual accompanists. A Polynesian Dance Troupe from a local high school also performed. Approximately 300 were in attendance.

$71Kprogram expense
03

The Stockton Chorale's third concert series was held on May 17, 2025, inStockton and May 18, 2025, in Lodi. All choirs performed with a focus onfemale artists throughout the years. Approximately 300 combined were in attendance.

$71Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$243K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$252K
Ln 25
Programscol B$213K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$120K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$243K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$98K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$120K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K$120K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$131K$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$0
Net assetsLn 32$130K$120K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12K$5K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$846$846
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$164
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$561
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$9K$905
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$466
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$95K$78K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$25K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$252K$213K$22K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 11, 2026 $243K$252K−$9K$120K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2024 $215K$172K$43K$130K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 $214K$177K$37K$86K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 5, 2022 $176K$67K 990 PDF

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 $242,601 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $120,201$95,175
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $89,235$142,916
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,482$4,510
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $214,918$242,601
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,412$83,520
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $117,110$168,537
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $171,522$252,057
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,396−$9,456
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $242,601 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,757 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$24,019
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,156
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,175
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $138,159$138,159
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,510$4,510
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $147,426$242,601
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $252,057 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,830 · Management $7,245$12,075
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,738$64,738
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $846$846
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,616 · Management $1,245$5,861
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,325$9,325
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,695$13,695
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,552 · Management $164$2,716
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,384 · Management $561$5,945
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,695 · Management $905$9,600
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,479 · Management $466$4,945
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,454 · Fundraising $16,954$95,408
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,991 · Management $1,912$26,903
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $213,280 · Management $21,823 · Fundraising $16,954$252,057
Part X · Balance sheet $120,423 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,740$22,287
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $114,447$98,136
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $131,187$120,423
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,308$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $129,879$120,423
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $129,879$120,423
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $131,187$120,423
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $120,423 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$242,601
XI-2 Total expenses$252,057
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,456
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$129,879
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$120,423

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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