Iowa Chamber Music Collective Corp
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Iowa Chamber Music Collective desires to make chamber music accessible to all, by uniting families and students with music education, specifically string performance, to further the opportunity for young people from low income families to learn and practice music, and to promote chamber and orchestra music in the greater Cedar Valley community.
- Income
- $10,190
- Spending
- $9,036
- Reserves
- 8.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 79%
- Highest pay
- $1,400, executive director and founder
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 December 31, 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)
- $4,262 spent. The Iowa Chamber Music Collective held a week long summer camp, developing partnerships between individuals and families from different backgrounds by creating and experiencing music. The campers break up into sections to work on the pieces and receive more one on one instruction, then come together as an orchestra to practice together. The camp culminates in a concert on the last day for friends and family members. We serve students in grades 4 through 8 who are beginning to intermediate string musicians from the Cedar Valley. We offered scholarships to 5 students to attend the camp. The summer music camp allowed underserved student musicians to experience quality instruction and performance. Grant monies were used to help fund the summer camp.
- $4,437 spent. Held 6 chamber orchestra concerts in 2025 at various venues in the Cedar Valley area and surrounding areas, offering community enrichment and refreshments. There were 13 talented local musicians that participated in the concerts over the year in total. Over 300 individuals enjoyed the concerts held at these events. Professional printed programs were created to elevate the audience's experience of the music.
- We hosted a youth recital with a petting zoo for instruments at the local public library. This is to give people an opportunity to both hear the instruments and pick up and play the instrument for themselves.
- 12 students participated in Iowa's first Make Music Day event with the Hearst Center for the Arts in Cedar Falls on June 21, 2025. Make Music Day started in France and migrated to the U.S. Cedar Falls was the first city in Iowa to participate.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 November 6, 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 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 December 2022.
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 November 4, 2026.
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