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Stockton Chorale

EIN 94-2397085 · Stockton, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

TO INSPIRE JOY IN THE COMMNUNITY THROUGH CHORAL MUSIC

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 78 out of 100.

Reserves
20 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 5.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 73 out of 100.

Independent board
25 of 25
14 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5
Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports 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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

$71,769 spent. THE STOCKTON CHORALE'S SECOND CONCERT WAS IN DECEMBER 2024 AND PERFORMED IN BOTH LODI AND STOCKTON, CA. APPROXIMATELY 500 COMBINED WERE IN ATTENDANCE. ALL FIVE CHOIRS PERFORMED, THE USUAL ACCOMPANISTS AND GUEST INTRUMENTALITS.
$70,984 spent. The Stockton Chorale's second concert was on March 9, 2025, in Stockton.All five choirs performed with the usual accompanists. A Polynesian Dance Troupe from a local high school also performed. Approximately 300 were in attendance.
$70,527 spent. The Stockton Chorale's third concert series was held on May 17, 2025, inStockton and May 18, 2025, in Lodi. All choirs performed with a focus onfemale artists throughout the years. Approximately 300 combined were in attendance.
The holiday performances held on December 7, 2024, in Stockton and on December 8, 2024, in Lodi, were the first concerts of the 2024-2025season for The Stockton Chorale. All ensembles were featured, with theusual accompanists, plus a high school choir performing at the Stockton concert.Approximately 400 were in attendance at the two concerts.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1977.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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