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Centennial Childrens Chorus

EIN 46-1501448 · Fort Collins, CO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceGood73 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The mission of Centennial Children's Chorus is to provide quality music education with the goal of attaining artistic excellence in choral music performance. The organization endeavors to enrich the lives of youth from all religious, racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds. The program strives to foster the personal and social growth of its members and to promote their sense of self-esteem, discipline, accomplishment, and pride.

Income
$198,966
Spending
$178,846
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
5.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 46%
Employees
23
Volunteers
50
Highest pay
$11,041, artistic director and sala voce director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 49% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    7 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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. $70,936 spent. Annual Concert Series Includes Holiday Concert (700-800 attendees), Teddy Bear Tea Concert (400-440 attendees), Kids on Broadway musical show (700 -800 attendees), individual choir concerts (4 choirs - 75-250 attendees each concert), Thank-you concerts for the facilities where we hold weekly rehearsals (200-500 total attendees, and potentially other minor concerts/events throughout the year.
  2. $67,443 spent. Annual Festival Trip: This is for our premier choir students in 7th and 8th grade, with limited invitations to 9th graders who were in the top choir while with Centennial Children's Choir. They travel to a summer music festival in the US or abroad. This year's festival was in New Orleans. This year we had 20 singers and 15 chaperones. All 3 directors and 1 accompanist were part of the chaperone group.
  3. $10,070 spent. Workshops: Our Fall Workshop is a 2-day music clinic with our incoming singers for the season (70 youth). Our Primo Coro Workshops are two 10- session clinics for K-2 graders (about 30-40 singers per session). Our Summer workshop is a weeklong music camp (100-150 singers). Each workshop ends with a free concert. The Primo Concerts each have around 100 attendees and there are around 200-400 attendees for each of the other workshops.
  4. $4,435 spent. Each fiscal year, 3 types of scholarships are awarded. 1) Current CCC singers with a known financial hardship. These scholarships are requested by the singer's family and, once approved, up to 50% of annual dues are covered by the scholarship. 2) Merit based scholarships are awarded to a select group of 4-6 CCC singers in the top choir which covers 100% of annual dues. 3) Each spring, 1 or 2 scholarships are awarded to veteran singers of CCC who are currently attending college with a music related major.

Source: Form 990 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 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 June 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 June 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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