Willamette Master Chorus

Tax-deductible

Salem, OR501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 94-3150636Revenue $236K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwillamettemasterchorus.org410 Mill St Se, 97308-0829 · Salem, ORTax-exempt since Apr 1998Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To promote excellence in choral music through collaboration, education, and performance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 72 volunteers and 2 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $17K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$236K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$289K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$327K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$236K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$274K
FY2025$236K
Expenses
$289K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$198K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$289K
Net assets
$327K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$217K
FY2023$294K
FY2024$361K
FY2025$327K

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 Apr 1998.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $263K Management & general 9% · $25K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $41K 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
Executive Director
$41,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Whiteside’s $41K as Executive Director is at the 36th 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.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes choral music excellence via collaboration, education, and performance.

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1 program · $263K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The willamette master chorus is proud to continue the tradition of promoting choral excellence through musical collaboration, education and performance, we provided a full season of four concerts with two live performances of each. We included student choirs, guest artists, and commissioned music written or arranged by local composers.

$263Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$17K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$236K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$123K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Money outPt IX
$289K
Ln 25
Programscol B$263K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$327K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$123K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$236K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$251K
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$327K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 672
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$136K$77K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$228K$251K
Total assetsLn 16$363K$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$361K$327K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$41K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$37K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$321
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$40K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$32K$4K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$540
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$186
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$172
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$96K$93K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$926
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K$263K$25K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $236K$289K−$53K$327K 990 PDF
FY2024 $274K$221K$53K$361K 990 PDF
FY2023 $270K$198K$72K$294K 990 PDF
FY2022 $154K$217K 990 PDF
FY2021 $185K$246K 990 PDF
FY2020 $200K$164K$36K$182K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $236,426 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $142,299$122,856
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $80,243$75,719
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,089$9,398
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,143$28,453
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $273,774$236,426
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $43,902$89,773
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $176,676$198,515
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $220,578$289,288
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $53,196−$52,862
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $236,426 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$7,483
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,873
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$122,856
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $75,719$75,719
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,126$8,126
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,272$1,272
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $24,253$24,253
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,200$4,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $79,919 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,651$236,426
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $289,288 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,916 · Management $4,546$45,462
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,990 · Management $4,110$41,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,890 · Management $321$3,211
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $39,557 · Management $4,395$43,952
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,051$3,051
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,126 · Management $3,570 · Fundraising $1,500$37,196
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,860 · Management $540$5,400
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,679 · Management $186$1,865
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,550 · Management $172$1,722
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,127 · Management $2,948$96,075
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,328 · Management $926$9,254
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $263,023 · Management $24,765 · Fundraising $1,500$289,288
Part X · Balance sheet $328,093 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $135,682$77,414
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $227,729$250,679
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $363,411$328,093
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,771$1,110
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,771$1,110
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $360,640$326,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $360,640$326,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $363,411$328,093
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $326,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$236,426
XI-2 Total expenses$289,288
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$360,640
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,205
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$326,983

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

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