Etc All American Youth Show Choir Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ETC ALL-AMERICAN SHOW CHOIR PROVIDES MUSIC AND DANCE EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCES TO STUDENTS GRADES THREE THROUGH TWELVE. ETC IS COMPOSED OF THREE SINGING AND DANCING ENSEMBLES: THE ALL AMERICANS, THE MAIN STREET SINGERS, NEW GENERATION AND ROUGE. THE GROUPS PERFORM FOR LOCAL CHARITIES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, FESTIVALS, AND COMPETITIONS IN OHIO AND BEYOND. THE ORGANIZATIONS'S PROGRAMMING PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN VOCAL MUSIC AND DANCE SKILLS AS WELL AS SHOWMANSHIP TEAMWORK, SELF ESTEEM, AND STAGE PRESENCE.
- Income
- $410,160
- Spending
- $413,118
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 56%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 50
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 58 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 34% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 67% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 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)
- THE ALL-AMERICAN SHOW CHOIR IS ETC'S HIGH SCHOOL ENSEMBLE MADE UP OF MORE THAN 60 SINGER-DANCERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS. THE GROUP LEARNS AND PERFECTS A COMPLETE SHOW CHOIR SET AND PERFORMS IT AT VENUES THROUGHOUT OHIO, INCLUDING NUMEROUS COMMUNITY SHOWS, FESTIVALS AND COMPETITIONS. THE GROUP HAS WON A GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP AND NUMEROUS CAPTION AWARDS.
- THE MAIN STREET SINGERS IS ETC'S MIDDLE SCHOOL ENSEMBLE, WHICH MASTERED AN ADVANCED SHOW CHOIRS SET AND PERFORMS AT NUMEROUS COMMUNITY SHOWS AND COMPETITIONS. THE GROUP HAS WON MULTIPLE GRAND CHAMPION AWARDS AND CAPTION AWARDS FOR ITS PERFORMANCES.
- ROUGE IS AN ENSEMBLE OF GRADES 8 THROUGH 12 THAT PROVIDES A SHOW CHOIR EXPERIENCE FOR GIRLS ONLY. DUE TO INCREASED DEMAND FOR PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY AMONG HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS, ETC FORMED THE GROUP TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUNG LADIES WHO DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LIMITED NUMBER OF PERFORMANCE SPACES AVAILABLE IN THE ALL AMERICAN GROUP. IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR, ROUGE CAPTURED A CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD IN ITS VERY FIRST COMPETITION.
- $341,705 spent. OTHER REVENUE AND EXPENSES COME FROM A FALL AND SPRING GALA SHOW, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FROM NEW GENERATION WHICH IS ETC'S ENSEMBLE FOR ELEMENTARY BOYS AND GIRLS WHO WANT TO GET THEIR TASTE OF SHOW CHOIR EXPERIENCE. THE GROUP LEARNS A BEGINNER SHOW CHOIR SET AND PERFORMS AT SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS.
- OTHER REVENUE AND EXPENSES COME FROM A FALL AND SPRING GALA SHOW, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FROM NEW GENERATION WHICH IS ETC'S ENSEMBLE FOR ELEMENTARY BOYS AND GIRLS WHO WANT TO GET THEIR TASTE OF SHOW CHOIR EXPERIENCE. THE GROUP LEARNS A BEGINNER SHOW CHOIR SET AND PERFORMS AT SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 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 May 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 December 1980.
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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