Memphis Choralarts
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The singers of the ensembles of Memphis ChoralArts are musicians as diverse as the Memphis community we represent. We are joined together to understand and perform great choral literature from masterworks of previous centuries to contemporary works. Our goal is to provide the best possible musical experience for our members and to present performances of the highest quality to our audiences. We seek to partner with other arts and service organizations in the Greater Memphis Area when the presentation of compatible themes can enrich enlarge and engage our shared audiences. Memphis ChoralArts remains committed to the goal of Sing for Life.
- Income
- $65,517
- Spending
- $65,349
- Reserves
- 5.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 72%
- Highest pay
- $13,250, artistic director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 December 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 (5)
- $15,824 spent. Closing the season the 14th Annual Christmas with Memphis ChoralArts took place at St. Peters Catholic Church in downtown Memphis. This beloved holiday tradition titled Balad of the Brown King featured the underperformed work Ballad of the Brown King with music by Margaret Bonds and lyrics by Langston Hughes. All four chorales joined together for this concert with singers totaling approximately 75 and an audience of approximately 400 people.
- $14,129 spent. Memphis ChoralArts presented its Spring Concert For the Beauty of the Earth in April. This concert featured all four chorales of Memphis ChoralArts. It was a tribute to Earth Day and featured songs that celebrated the Beauty of the Earth culminating with the title piece arranged by John Rutter.
- $12,724 spent. Memphis ChoralArts presented its Fall Concert Long Long Ago in October. This concert featured all four chorales of Memphis ChoralArts. It celebrated American Folk music and featured the title piece arranged by Dan Forrest.
- $1,347 spent. Spring 2025 Memphis Childrens Chorale and Memphis Youth Chorale Concert
- $10,816 spent. In February the Memphis Mens Chorale of Memphis ChoralArts presented Let All Men Sing: An American Voice. This concert was a collaboration between two of Memphis premiere community ensembles the Memphis Mens Chorale of Memphis ChoralArts and Memphis Wind Symphony. The Memphis Mens Chorale Director and Assistant Director of MCA Adrian Maclin and MCAs Artistic Director Joseph Powell worked directly with Barry Trobaugh director of the Memphis Wind Symphony in the design and execution of the artistic aspects of the project. This concert featured The Testament of Freedom by Randall Thompson a setting of passages from the writings of Thomas Jefferson.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 November 6, 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 December 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 August 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 November 4, 2026.
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