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California Choral Directors Association

EIN 82-1921574 · La Habra, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood78 out of 100GovernanceGood76 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

EMPOWERS CHORAL MUSICIANS TO CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR CALIFORNIA'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.

Income
$468,679
Spending
$479,485
Spent on programs
84%
Reserves
4.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 96%
Employees
1
Volunteers
40
Highest pay
$1,500, director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    84% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (4)
  1. $258,386 spent. THERE ARE THREE REGIONAL CHOIRS IN THE COASTAL, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHERN/SCVA AREA. EACH REGION HAS A TTBB CHOIR, AN SATB CHOIR, AND AN SSAA CHOIR. SINGERS AUDITION IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER TO BECOME A MEMBER OF ONE OF THE STATE'S REGIONAL HONOR CHOIRS IN NOVEMBER. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN A REGIONAL HONOR CHOIR AND HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WANT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ALL STATE HONOR CHOIR WILL HAVE THEIR AUDITION SCORES ASSESSED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ALL STATE HONOR CHOIR. THE ALL STATE HONOR CHOIR BRINGS TOGETHER THE FINEST HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS FROM THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO SING IN THE ALL STATE CHOIRS IN MARCH.
  2. $71,822 spent. CCDA SPONSORS TWO REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HONOR CHOIRS ON THE WEEKENDS,ONE IS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND THE OTHER IS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AREA. EACH REGION FEATURES THREE HIGH SCHOOL HONOR CHOIRS. THE WEEKEND PROGRAM PROVIDES UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO SING IN SELECTED CHOIRS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN CHORAL CONDUCTORS. STUDENTS PAY A NOMINAL FEE TO AUDITION IN LATE SEPTEMBER AT VAROUS SITES ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEMOSTRATING THEIR SKILLS TO A 2-JUDGE PANEL WHO ISSUE A SCORE BASED ON STANDARDIZED RUBIC. STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY ARE PLACED IN ONE OF THE THREE CHOIRS BASED ON VOICE TYPE AND PAST PARTICIPATION. EACH STUDENT INDICATES WHETHER THEY WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ALL STATE HONOR CHOIRS.
  3. $67,405 spent. IN THE SUMMER, CCDA HOLDS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FEATURING PLANARY SESSIONS WITH A HEADLINE CLINICIAN, CHORAL EDUCATION AND PEDAGOGY INTEREST SESSIONS, CONDUCTING MASTERCLASSES, AND VOICE MASTERCLASSES IN OAKHURST, CALIFORNIA. AS AN EXAMPLE, IN 2017, CCDA HOSTED GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING CONDUCTOR JERRY BLACKSTONES AS ITS HEADLINE CLINICIAN, WITH ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS SUCH AS: VESPERS, AN ECUMENICAL READING SESSION OF SACRED MUSIC; HOW TO SESSIONS ON DEVELOPING HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHOIR PROGRAMS; A ROUNDABLE FORUM FOR COMMUNITY CHOIR IDEAS AND TECHNIQUES; SCORE STUDY SESSION; AN EXPLORATION OF CHORAL AND SOLO VOCAL REPERTOIRE FROM THE BAROQUE MUSIC PERIOD; AND DISCUSSION OF BOOSTING IMPROVISATION CONFIDENCE WITH MUSIC ANALYSIS TOOLS (MOTIVE, REPETITION, SEQUENCE).
  4. $5,617 spent. CCDA PROVIDES UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WHO RESIDE IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH CHORAL MUSIC, AUDITIONS, AND CONFERENCES. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PERFORM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CONDUCTORS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2017.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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