Mountain Empire Childrens Choral Academy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Regional (northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia) children's choirs for grades 1-12
- Income
- $148,626
- Spending
- $98,193
- Reserves
- 15.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 62%
- Highest pay
- $35,400, 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
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 34% 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)
- $70,355 spent. Our organization continued its regular season of activities with increased enrollment as well as increased corporate and private donor support. During the first semester, we presented two holiday concerts of our own as well as other performances in partnership with the VA hospital, the Appalachian Men's Ensemble, the Symphony of the Mountains, and the Biltmore Estate. In the spring, our high school singers performed in two cabaret shows and participated in two choral festivals in partnership with East Tennessee State University and Milligan University. Our organization also presented two end-of-semester concerts and held Awards Days to celebrate all of our singers. Throughout the year, our music reached approximately 5000 individuals, and our singers performed a wide variety of choral music to audience members ranging in age from very young children to elder adults.
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 November 6, 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 April 1988.
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 November 4, 2026.
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