Great River Chorale

Analysis

Great River Chorale is a registered charity in United States, based in Sauk Rapids, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Great River Chorale reported income of $71k and spending of $77k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2024, income grew from $59k to $71k (+20%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Great River Chorale sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Music ($71k), Kansas City Bengali Association ($71k) and Radiant Light Broadcasting TV 49 ($71k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 24% of the total. At year end it held assets of $51k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $51k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.