The City Choir of Washington

Analysis

The City Choir of Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2006, 20 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 June 2023, The City Choir of Washington reported income of $338k and spending of $432k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $427k to $338k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The City Choir of Washington sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preservation Worcester Inc ($337k), Southwest Symphony Orchestra Inc ($338k) and Rhode Island Black Story Tellers ($337k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $137k. At year end it held assets of $498k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $498k. It reported 6 employees.