International Choral Festival Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL EXISTS TO PROMOTE WORLD PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING BY SPONSORING A CHORAL FESTIVAL EVERY THREE YEARS THAT INVITES CHOIRS FORM ALL LOCATIONS AND CULTURES ACROSS THE GLOBE TO MISSOULA, MONTANA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING CHORAL MUSIC AND PROMOTING PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING. THE LAST FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN 2023, OUR NEXT FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD IN 2025.
- Income
- $103,246
- Spending
- $55,210
- Reserves
- 41 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Highest pay
- $32,500, executive di
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 (1)
- $38,387 spent. THIS IS A ONCE EVERY TWO-YEAR FESTIVAL, AND ID LAST TOOK PLACE IN 2023. THE FESTIVAL INVOLVES MANY COMPONENTS SUPPORTING 4 DAYS OF CHORAL MUSIC PERFORMANCES. SERVICES INCLUDE SCHEDULING, MEALS, SOLICITING APPROXIMATELY 100 VOLUNTEERS AND HOST FAMILIES FOR THE FESTIVAL, CHOIR TRAVEL AND LOGISTICS, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. THE FESTIVAL EXPENSES TOTAL 200,000 AND THE LAST FESTIVAL BENEFITTED OVER 10,000 FESTIVAL-GOERS AND INTERNATIONAL CHORISTERS.
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 February 1990.
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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