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Minnesota Bach Ensemble

EIN 46-1456417 · Saint Paul, MN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WORK TO CREATE A DIVERSE AND STABLE EARLY MUSIC SCENE IN THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL MINNESOTA BASED AREA.

Income
$62,898
Spending
$55,919
Reserves
4.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 83%

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

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.

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 (3)
  1. $9,628 spent. ITALIAN SPLENDOR: THIS CONCERT EXPLORED ITALIAN BAROQUE MUSIC, FEATURING WORKS BY VIVALDI, VALENTINI, BACH, AND HANDEL MARKED MBES FIRST-EVER SELF-LED, UNCONDUCTED PERFORMANCE, WITH CONCERTMASTER CECE BELCHER LEADING THE SMALL ORCHESTRA ALONGSIDE HARPSICHORDIST AND ACTING CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TAMI MORSE.
  2. $4,536 spent. THE FAMILY BACH: CHAMBER CONCERT FEATURED MUSIC BY C.P.E. BACH, J.S. BACH, AND TELEMANN, HIGHLIGHTING THE DEEP FAMILY CONNECTIONS AND SHARED ARTISTRY AMONG THESE BAROQUE COMPOSERS. MARKING MBES FIRST-EVER CHAMBER PERFORMANCE, MUSICIANS LINH KAUFFMAN, BASIL REEVE, KTHE JARKA, CECE BELCHER, ADAM KUENZEL, AND TAMI MORSE BROUGHT THE PROGRAM TO LIFE.
  3. $21,595 spent. THROUGH BACHS LENS: THIS ALL-J.S. BACH PROGRAM CENTERED ON HIS MUSICAL AND SPIRITUAL VISION IN CANTATA 1083. GUEST ARTISTS MEZZO-SOPRANO CLARA OSOWSKI AND HARPSICHORDIST JEFFREY GROSSMAN JOINED MBE SOLOISTS LINH KAUFFMAN, BASIL REEVE, AND CONCERTMASTER CECE BELCHER. THE PERFORMANCE MARKED MBES FIRST-EVER SOLD-OUT CONCERT.

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

  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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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