Raleigh Camerata
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The purpose of the Raleigh Camerata is to cultivate, promote, foster, sponsor, and develop understanding, taste, and love of the musical arts and especially to promote interest in historically informed performance on period instruments within the central North Carolina area. The Raleigh Camerata is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. To this end, the organization shall at all times be operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
- Income
- $56,014
- Spending
- $57,855
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Highest pay
- $7,000, 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
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% 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 (1)
- $49,505 spent. October 5th at 4 pm, 2024, Westwood Baptist Church in Cary: Ensemble Absolut. Raleigh Camerata's period Romantic group performed a free concert utilizing our original 1840 fortepiano by Wilhelm Dorr. We continue to make our first concert of the year completely free to all. We performed Conradin Kreutzer's Quintet in A for flute, clarinet, viola, cello, and piano; Friedrich Kalkbrenner's Septet A for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, cello, double bass, and piano; and Louis Farrenc's Sextet in c minor for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, and piano. Our Holiday concert took place Saturday Dec 14th, 2024 at a private home in Raleigh, NC This concert will feature Advent, Christmas, and New Year cantatas by JS Bach, Graupner, and Telemann sung by soloists Taylor Shay, female bass, and Rudy Giron, countertenor. Wine and hor d'oeuvres will accompany the evening. "The Grand Motet" March 9th, 2025 at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh. Raleigh Camerata partnered with the NC Master Chorale and Master Chorale Youth Choirs to present large choral/orchestral works by Jean-Joseph Mondonville. This performance was also the culmination performance for the winners of our second annual High School Baroque Residency competition. These large choral-orchestral works by Mondonville are not often performed but they are amazing pieces of music. The choral forces required, the challenge of French Latin pronunciation, and the knowledge needed to perform French instrumental music means that not just any ensemble can attempt these works. We will have specialists in this style come in to work with the adult and youth choirs, and specifically to help the youth learn how to sing this music in the correct style and at 415 pitch. This will be the second year for our High School Baroque Residency competition. Students from all over submitted videos for a chance to be in residency with our principal players for 3 months. The instrumental competition winners will be given a baroque instrument and bow in December 2024 and will receive private lessons and masterclasses to help them learn how to play on these instruments and how to play in the Baroque French style. Our closing concert of the season was on May 10th at Western Boulevard Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. "Dueling Divas" featured two sopranos, and explored the artistic legacies of the two legendary singers (Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni) and the heights of inspiration to which their rivalry moved the leading composers of their era. Featuring music by Bononcini, Handel, Leo, Lotti, Pollarolo, Porpora, and Porta, most of which has not been heard since the careers of Bordoni and Cuzzoni, this concert explores the artistic legacies of the two legendary singers and the heights of inspiration to which their much-feted competition moved the important composers of the era. Number of people benefited from our programs: Roughly 700.
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
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 October 13, 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 June 2026.
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 November 2014.
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 October 21, 2026.
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