Vancouver Master Chorale
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Vancouver Master Chorale VMC is an all-volunteer choir founded in 1949 that presents multiple choral concerts each year in Vancouver and throughout Southwest Washington. The organization brings together more than 100 singers of all ages to perform significant sacred and secular choral works. Its purpose is to promote the appreciation and enjoyment of choral music and to inspire and uplift audiences through quality performances of artistic excellence.
- Income
- $82,721
- Spending
- $76,586
- Reserves
- 11.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 55%
- Highest pay
- $4,000, creative director former
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $26,545 spent. The organization presented two performances of From Haydn to Basin Street reaching approximately 400 people. This concert weekend paired Haydns Lord Nelson Mass a major work of the classical sacred repertoire with Will Todds Mass in Blue a contemporary setting of the Mass text shaped by jazz and blues influences. The result was a bold and engaging program that highlighted both the depth of the choral tradition and its continued evolution in modern forms. The concert also featured a solo selection performed by the winner of the organizations youth vocal scholarship competition giving a promising young singer the opportunity to appear before a public audience in the context of a major concert program. As one of the organizations first major presentations under new director Philip Denton the weekend reflected both artistic continuity and a strong beginning to a new chapter in the choirs leadership.
- $16,134 spent. The organization presented two performances of Christmas Joy reaching approximately 630 people. This holiday concert weekend offered a rich and varied program that combined two contrasting settings of the Magnificat with seasonal repertoire jazz selections audience carol singing and Handels Hallelujah Chorus. By blending sacred and festive music with opportunities for audience participation the program created a concert experience that celebrated the season while inviting connection reflection and shared enjoyment through choral music. The weekend also marked the farewell of longtime director Jana Hart making these performances especially meaningful in the life of the organization and honoring a period of artistic leadership that helped shape the choirs identity and growth over many years.
- $12,760 spent. The organization presented two performances of Verdis Messa da Requiem reaching approximately 865 people. Performed in collaboration with the Southwest Washington Symphony in Longview and Vancouver this concert weekend was a major artistic undertaking for the organization bringing together chorus and orchestra to present a landmark masterwork. Through this large-scale regional collaboration the organization expanded community access to a work that is both musically demanding and deeply moving while demonstrating the capacity of local performing arts organizations to join forces in service of artistic excellence. The performances reflected the organizations commitment to presenting substantial choral literature at a high level and to enriching the cultural life of the broader community through ambitious live performance.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1975.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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