Chorus America Association

Analysis

Chorus America Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Chorus America Association reported income of $3.8m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $3.8m (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 217%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chorus America Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 77th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawaii Opera Theatre ($3.8m), Stadium Theatre Foundation ($3.8m) and Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $721k. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $612k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 12 employees.