Chatterbird
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CHATTERBIRD'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO CREATE INNOVATIVE CHAMBER MUSIC EXPERIENCES THAT EDUCATE AND INSPIRE DIVERSE AUDIENCES WHILE SUPPORTING MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS THROUGH NEW MUSIC PROJECTS.
- Income
- $112,773
- Spending
- $112,897
- Reserves
- 0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
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
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 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)
- $103,350 spent. 2022/2023 SEASON PROGRAMMING: CHATTERBIRDS 2022/23 SEASON INCLUDED THE PRESENTATION OF TWO TICKETED MAINSTAGE EVENTS, FEATURING COLLABORATIONS WITH CELLIST JOSHUA DENT, SPOKEN WORD ARTIST TAVIUS MARSHALL, THE VANDERBILT CURB CENTER, AND THE BLAIR SCHOOL OF MUSIC COMPOSITION FACULTY. ADDITIONALLY, CHATTERBIRD PRESENTED FOUR FREE COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY CONCERTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASHVILLE CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, MAKE MUSIC NASHVILLE, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL. COMBINED ATTENDANCE AT THESE EVENTS WAS 900+. ENGAGEMENT WITH FREELY AVAILABLE PREVIOUS SEASON VIDEO CONTENT REMAINED STRONG, WITH MORE THAN 10,000 IMPRESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. CHATTERBIRD ALSO WRAPPED UP A YEAR-LONG RESIDENCY FEATURING FOUR MUSICIANS EXPLORING AND CREATING SITE-SPECIFIC MUSIC IN PLACES OF RACIAL TRAUMA ACROSS THE SOUTH. CHATTERBIRD'S WORK IN THE 2022/23 SEASON CONTINUED TO RECEIVE POSITIVE CRITICAL RESPONSE, INCLUDING MULTIPLE CRITICS' PICKS, REVIEWS, AND MEDIA MENTIONS. THE ENSEMBLE EMPLOYED 45 ARTISTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
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 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 September 2015.
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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