Cascadian Chorale
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Cascadian Chorale is a mixed-voice chamber choir based in Bellevue, Washington that is dedicated to the performance and promotion of fine choral music.
- Income
- $63,411
- Spending
- $56,225
- Reserves
- 18.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 79%
- Highest pay
- $16,800, 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. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 18.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% 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 (3)
- $6,009 spent. For two performances in December 2024, Cascadian Chorale presented Solstice and Dawn, a concert of holiday choral music primarily written or arranged in the 21st century. Some holiday songs were arrangements of familiar tunes (such as the Huron Carol) and some were original. We premiered two new pieces. The concerts were well-attended and liked by our audiences.
- $9,928 spent. In March 2025, we gave two concerts that celebrated Cascadian Chorale's 60th anniversary. All of the pieces performed in the concerts were composed by current or former singers, and almost all of the pieces were world premieres. The entire second half was dedicated to a newly-composed Requiem mass setting by Jeremy Kings. In addition to our usual audience members, we welcomed prior members to our concerts and hosted a touring high school choir to let them know that there are musical opportunities outside of school.
- $8,492 spent. Our final two concerts of the season were planned for June 2025. The concert was titled Pick a Mass! and the program included one movement from ten different mass settings from the Renaissance to present day. After hearing all of the pieces, the audience would vote on their favorites for us to perform the full mass in a future season. Unfortunately, we were not able to complete the concerts due to a covid outbreak, but our audiences are looking forward to this performance next season.
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 March 1994.
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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