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Long Beach Chorale & Chamber

EIN 33-0407651 · Long Beach, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak40 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT CHORAL MUSIC.

Income
$92,596
Spending
$105,393
Reserves
0.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 50%
Highest pay
$12,000, artistic director

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

Weak: 40 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.

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 (4)
  1. $28,912 spent. RENAISSANCE CONCERT: FEATURING RENAISSANCE COMPOSERS SUCH AS THOMAS TALLIS, WILLIAM BYRD, AND MORE! THEIR MAJESTIC COMPOSITIONS WILL SOAR IN THE RESONANT AND BEAUTIFUL ACOUSTIC OF ST. THOMAS.STORY OF BEFANA: THIS VIBRANT WORK REIMAGINES A CHERISHED ITALIAN LEGEND, TELLING THE STORY OF BEFANA, A MAGICAL FIGURE WHO EMBARKS ON A WHIMSICAL JOURNEY TO DELIVER HOLIDAY JOY. WITH A SPIRITED ORCHESTRA, THE ANGELIC VOICES OF A CHILDREN'S CHOIR, AND THE LONG BEACH CHORALE'S SIGNATURE ARTISTRY, THIS PERFORMANCE ENCHANTED AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES.
  2. $6,830 spent. AMOROUS POETS. THE LONG BEACH CHORALE OFFERS A MUSICAL PROGRAM THAT CELEBRATES BELOVED POETS, INCLUDING WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, EMILY DICKINSON, AND MORE! FROM THE INTIMATE TO THE RIDICULOUS, THIS PROGRAM WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE EMOTIONS OF THE "AMOROUS POET" WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
  3. $29,161 spent. MOZART. EXPERIENCE THE PROFOUND BEAUTY OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART'S FINAL MASTERPIECE, THE REQUIEM IN D MINOR, IN A MOVING CHORAL PERFORMANCE. THIS POWERFUL WORK WEAVES TOGETHER MOMENTS OF HAUNTING INTENSITY AND LUMINOUS HOPE, BROUGHT TO LIFE BY CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA. JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF MUSIC THAT CONTINUES TO CAPTIVATE AUDIENCES WITH ITS EMOTIONAL DEPTH AND TIMELESS RESONANCE.
  4. MOZART. EXPERIENCE THE PROFOUND BEAUTY OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART'S FINAL MASTERPIECE, THE REQUIEM IN D MINOR, IN A MOVING CHORAL PERFORMANCE. THIS POWERFUL WORK WEAVES TOGETHER MOMENTS OF HAUNTING INTENSITY AND LUMINOUS HOPE, BROUGHT TO LIFE BY CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA. JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF MUSIC THAT CONTINUES TO CAPTIVATE AUDIENCES WITH ITS EMOTIONAL DEPTH AND TIMELESS RESONANCE.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1995.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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