Cappella Romana Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES FOR THE PUBLIC.
- Income
- $982,715
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 3.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 44%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 57
- Highest pay
- $137,173, executive di
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
Fair: 68 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.5 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 40% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 20 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.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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 (1)
- $814,463 spent. AS ONE OF THE LEADING PROFESSIONAL CHAMBER CHOIRS IN NORTH AMERICA BOTH BY BUDGET AND ACTIVITY LEVEL, CAPPELLA ROMANA AIMS TO BE THE PREEMINENT GLOBAL PROPONENT OF EARLY AND CONTEMPORARY VOCAL MUSIC INSPIRED BY BYZANTIUM, THE SLAVIC COMMONWEALTH, AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH WESTERN TRADITIONS. FOUNDED BY MUSIC DIRECTOR ALEXANDER LINGAS IN 1991, ITS HIGHLY FOCUSED PROGRAMS OFFER A GLIMPSE OF THE TRANSCENDENT IN VOCAL ART, MADE POSSIBLE BY DEEP, ORIGINAL MUSICOLOGICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH. REACHING MORE AUDIENCES EACH YEAR AND ACCLAIMED RECENTLY IN GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE ("A SOUND WORLD OF UNIQUE BEAUTY"), THE PORTLAND, OREGON BASED ENSEMBLE PRESENTS A WEST COAST CONCERT SERIES (PORTLAND AND SEATTLE) AS ITS MAIN PROGRAM OFFERING. COLLABORATIONS WITH PEERS, SUCH AS PORTLAND ART MUSEUM, PORTLAND BAROQUE ORCHESTRA, KINGDOM SOUND GOSPEL CHOIR, AND 45TH PARALLEL UNIVERSE, REACH BROAD AUDIENCES, AS DO ITS REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL TOURS. CAPPELLA'S RECENT INTERNATIONAL TOURS INCLUDE PERFORMANCES IN ROMANIA AND NATIONAL TOURS INCLUDE PERFORMANCES IN WASHINGTON (DC), BOSTON, NEW ORLEANS, HOUSTON, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, AND SEATTLE. CAPPELLA RECORDS (CAPPELLA ROMANA'S OWN RECORD LABEL) NOW HAS OVER 35 RELEASED RECORDINGS, WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED BY NAXOS OF AMERICA, AND A RECENT RELEASE OF THE ST. TIKHON CHOIR GARNERED A GRAMMY NOMINATION, AND ANOTHER WON A JUNO AWARD (THE CANADIAN "GRAMMYS"). CAPPELLA ROMANA WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST ADOPTERS OF THE ARTS FOR ALL PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM, BEGUN IN 2007, BENEFITS CITIZENS IN THE PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA ON FOOD ASSISTANCE (SNAP), AND CAPPELLA ROMANA EXTENDS THIS BENEFIT TO THOSE IN WASHINGTON STATE AS WELL. ANY HOLDER OF AN SNAP CARD MAY PURCHASE 5 TICKETS TO ANY CAPPELLA ROMANA CONCERT. THE REGULAR MARKET-RATE FOR TICKETS RANGE FROM 22 TO 80. SNAP CREDIT IS NOT USED FOR PURCHASING TICKETS. THE ARTS FOR ALL PROGRAM ENABLES LOWER INCOME INDIVIDUALS TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF CAPPELLA ROMANA'S MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, IN PERSON, AT A FRACTION OF THE REGULAR PRICE. CAPPELLA ROMANA CONCERTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, ETHNIC ORIGIN, GENDER, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR DISABILITY. WE WILL NOT TURN SOMEONE AWAY FOR THE LACK OF ABILITY TO PAY. CAPPELLA ROMANA ALSO PROVIDES ITS RECORDINGS WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE NONPROFIT ALL CLASSICAL PORTLAND RADIO STATION TO ENSURE THAT THE GREATER COMMUNITY CAN EXPERIENCE OUR LIVE PERFORMANCES AND RECORDINGS. ALL CLASSICAL'S LISTENERSHIP IS OVER 150,000. CAPPELLA ROMANA ALSO OFFERS FREE RECITALS OF ITS MUSICAL PROGRAM FOR THE PUBLIC AS A GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY, IN PERFORMANCES SUCH AS AT PORTLAND'S GREEK FESTIVAL AND FOR THE NORTHWEST CHAPTER CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS. CAPPELLA ROMANA HAS ALSO PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE IN HOSPITALS, WITH A SET OF HOLIDAY CAROLS FOR CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS THERE, AND FOR WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS IN ITS COMMUNITY. DURING THE PANDEMIC AND NOW AFTER, ADDITIONAL FREE PERFORMANCES WERE BROADCAST ONLINE AND AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE. PROGRAM ACTIVITY IN FY25 CAPPELLA ROMANA BEGAN FY25 WITH THE RELEASE IN JULY 2024 OF SAM HERRON'S BOOK "THE DIVINE LITURGY," THE THIRD MAJOR TITLE OF CAPPELLA ROMANA PUBLICATIONS, A COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE CHANTS IN ENGLISH. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, CAPPELLA ROMANA TOURED TO HOUSTON-PERFORMING FOR THE CATHOLIC LITURGY ASSOCIATION AND HOUSTON EARLY MUSIC-AND TO NEW YORK FOR THE ST. IGNATIUS SERIES, PRESENTING "LOST VOICES OF HAGIA SOPHIA." AS A FREE OUTREACH EVENT, THE ENSEMBLE ALSO SANG VESPERS AT THE PORTLAND GREEK FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER. OCTOBER 2024 ALSO BROUGHT THE RELEASE OF THE RECORDING "A UKRAINIAN WEDDING,- AND THE PREMIERE OF "IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. DEMETRIOS," WITH A RESIDENCY AT UCLA AND CONCERTS IN THE NORTHWEST AND IN LOS ANGELES, INCLUDING RECORDING SESSIONS AT UCLA AND WORK WITH STUDENT SINGERS. IN NOVEMBER, CAPPELLA ROMANA PRESENTED THE CELEBRATED BELGIAN ENSEMBLE VOX LUMINIS IN PORTLAND AND SEATTLE, PERFORMING MUSIC OF MONTEVERDI. ALSO IN NOVEMBER, CAPPELLA ROMANA PERFORMED "OUT OF THE ASHES OF SMYRNA" ON TOUR IN BOSTON AND NEW ORLEANS. THE MONTH ALSO SAW A BOOK LAUNCH IN BOSTON FOR "MYSTERIES: BYZANTINE CHANT FOR ORTHODOX SACRAMENTS" BY JOHN MICHAEL BOYER, THE FOURTH MAJOR RELEASE OF CAPPELLA ROMANA PUBLICATIONS. IN DECEMBER, CAPPELLA ROMANA AGAIN FORMED THE CHOIR FOR PORTLAND BAROQUE ORCHESTRA'S ANNUAL MESSIAH PERFORMANCES, REACHING OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THOSE CONCERTS. THE ENSEMBLE ALSO TOURED TO CALIFORNIA (IRVINE AND SAN FRANCISCO), AND GAVE PERFORMANCES IN PORTLAND AND SEATTLE OF "CHRISTMAS IN UKRAINE," WITH GUEST DIRECTOR MARIKA KUZMA, TO PACKED HOUSES. IN FEBRUARY 2025, CAPPELLA ROMANA PRESENTED LONDON'S THE MARIAN CONSORT IN PORTLAND AND SEATTLE, WITH WORKSHOPS SERVING A LOCAL PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE, AN AMATEUR ADULT CHOIR, A HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR, AND A UNIVERSITY CHOIR. FEBRUARY ALSO SAW THE RELEASE OF "UKRAINIAN WAR REQUIEM," PERFORMED BY THE AXIOS MEN'S ENSEMBLE AND MEMBERS OF PRO CORO CANADA OF EDMONTON, WHICH LATER WON THE JUNO AWARD (CANADA'S "GRAMMYS"). LATER THAT MONTH AND INTO MARCH, CAPPELLA ROMANA PRODUCED THE COMPLETE WORLD PREMIERE OF "THE CANON FOR RACIAL RECONCILIATION" BY NICHOLAS REEVES AND ISAAC CATES, BRINGING TOGETHER GOSPEL AND CLASSICAL SINGERS FOR THIS MAJOR CONCERT WORK WITH PLANS FOR A FUTURE TOUR AND RECORDING PROJECT. IN MARCH 2025, CAPPELLA ROMANA PERFORMED FRANK LA ROCCA'S REQUIEM FOR THE FORGOTTEN ALONGSIDE THE RHEINBERGER CANTUS MISSAE. MAY 2025 BROUGHT THE RELEASE OF "A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE: CHANT FOR THE DIVINE LITURGY," THE FIFTH MAJOR TITLE OF CAPPELLA ROMANA PUBLICATIONS, AS WELL AS PERFORMANCES OF IVAN MOODY'S "PASSION AND RESURRECTION" IN COLLABORATION WITH IN MEDIO AND 45TH PARALLEL UNIVERSE. THE SEASON CONCLUDED WITH AN INTERNATIONAL TOUR TO ROMANIA FOR THE IA?I BYZANTINE MUSIC FESTIVAL, WITH CONCERTS IN BOTOSANI, IASI, AND PIATRA NEAMT. AS ONE OF THE LEADING PROFESSIONAL CHAMBER CHOIRS IN NORTH AMERICA BOTH BY BUDGET AND ACTIVITY LEVEL, CAPPELLA ROMANA AIMS TO
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
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 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 September 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 November 4, 2026.
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