Bellingham Chamber Music Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Bellingham Chamber Music Society is a performing arts organization that presents Classical music concerts in Bellingham, Washington.
- Income
- $51,511
- Spending
- $61,237
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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)
- $7,615 spent. BCMS presented a concert at the Hotel Leo on May 19th, 2024. The Society donated 10%of its tickets to local student music organizations and families. The concert featured music by Frederick McKay, Claude Debussy and Felix Mendelssohn, and involved 9 musicians. We had an audience of 176 people.
- $7,768 spent. BCMS presented a concert at the Hotel Leo on September 22nd, 2024. The Society donated 10%of its tickets to local student music organizations and families. The concert featured music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ruth Gipps and Ludwig van Beethoven, and involved 10 musicians. We had an audience of 207 people.
- $6,744 spent. BCMS presented a concert at the Hotel Leo on November 17th, 2024. The Society donated 10%of its tickets to local student music organizations and families. The concert featured music by Jesse Montgomery, Florence Price, Andre Jolivet and Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, and involved 11 musicians. We had an audience of 196 people.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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