Choral Arts Society of Washington

Analysis

Choral Arts Society of Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1969, 57 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 2023, Choral Arts Society of Washington reported income of $1.5m and spending of $2.1m, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.5m (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Choral Arts Society of Washington sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richard Hugo House ($1.5m), Fresno Art Museum ($1.5m) and Foundation for Healthy Relationships ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $317k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $447k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $351k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 10 employees.