Whatcom Chorale
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PERFORM CONCERTS FOR THE PUBLIC; MUSIC EDUCATION
- Income
- $57,871
- Spending
- $56,492
- Reserves
- 15.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 71%
- Highest pay
- $24,825, artistic dir
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)
- $4,843 spent. THIS CONCERT PRESENTED SOPNGS COMPOSED BY FEMALE COMPOSERS. THIS INCLUDED THE WASHINGTON STATE PREMIER OF ELAINE HAGENBERG'S ILLUMINARE. THIS CONCERT WAS ATTENDED BY 375 PEOPLE AT ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN BELLINGHAM.
- $2,049 spent. WHATCOM CHORALE CELEBRATES THE JOYFUL WONDER OF CHRISTMAS, INCLUDING BENJAMIN BRITTEN'S CEREMONY OF CAROLS AND CONRAD SUSA'S CAROLS AND LULLABIES. THE CONCERT WAS ATTENED BY 325 PEOPLE AT ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN BELLINGHAM.
- $1,405 spent. WHATCOM CHORALE PRESENTED A VARIETY OF AMERICAN SONG CLASSICS AS WELL AS A PIECE COMPOSED BY ONE OF THE CHORALE'S SINGER/COMPOSERS. THE CONCERT WAS HELP AT ST PAUL'S CHURCH AND WAS ATTENDED BY 300 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 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 December 2024.
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 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 October 21, 2026.
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