Choral Arts
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Cultural enrichment through choral performance
- Income
- $157,448
- Spending
- $140,116
- Reserves
- 7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
- Highest pay
- $26,440, 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% 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)
- $20,113 spent. Choral Arts Northwest presented "A Christmas Carol," a choral retelling of A Christmas Carol featuring music by Benedict Sheehan that combined traditional carols, newly composed music, and dramatic narration. The performances featured collaborating artist Sunam Ellis and explored themes of generosity, transformation, and holiday community through music and storytelling.
- $19,199 spent. Choral Arts Northwest presented "Far from Sight, Near at Heart," a multicultural choral program featuring music from Southeast Asia, Europe, Taiwan, and the United States, exploring themes of home, love, and community through works spanning the Renaissance to today. Performances included collaborations with guest artists Serena Chin and Ross Gilliland and the Northwest Boychoir Apprentices, highlighting cultural exchange and community partnership through diverse choral traditions.
- $18,610 spent. Choral Arts Northwest presented "This Sacred Earth: Reverberations of Land and Place," a choral program inspired by nature and reverence for land through works by contemporary and Indigenous composers, including Alex Berko's Sacred Place. Presented in partnership with ECOSS, performances featured collaborations with Serena Chin, Haeyoon Shin Krentz, Evan Hjort, and regional music educators, highlighting poetry, music, and themes of environmental connection and cultural reflection.
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 January 1995.
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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