Capitol Hill Chorale
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Choral music performance in support of the public, singers, and community for charitable, educational, and artistic purposes.
- Income
- $147,912
- Spending
- $120,751
- Reserves
- 32.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 49%
- Highest pay
- $42,513, artistic director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 32.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 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 August 31, 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 (1)
- $116,538 spent. During the Chorale's 32th season we celebrated the 25th anniversary of our artistic director, Frederick Binkholder. Rehearsals continued to be held at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation on Capitol Hill with Zoom available for those who couldn't attend in-person. All performances were pay what you can with suggested ticket payments ranging from $15-$30 and we continued to record and live stream our performances to reach audience members unable to attend in person. In December we performed "Winter's Voice", featuring a variety of winter-themed music. Our March concert celebrated the music of pioneering composer, Alice Parker. In June our program focused on works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, particularly his Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Our composer in residence, Kevin Siegfried, contributed songs to our December and March performances, concerts which also featured several songs accompanied by cello. We selected our second Drummond Fellow director through our Drummond Fellowship program, which allows an up-and-coming choral director to direct occasional rehearsals, organize and put on their own concert, and receive mentorship and support from CHC's director and board - the Fellow's concert will be part of the chorale's 2026 program. Approximately 100 singers participated in each of these concerts. Over 1,300 tickets were sold during the season, including 189 for households that enjoyed streamed concerts. Social activities to support our singers included holiday and year-end parties and special interest activities. We also participated in our usual community singing events with holiday caroling at Eastern Market, an accompaniment at the Kennedy Center's Earth to Space event, and other small events in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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