Sounds Good Choir NFP

Analysis

Sounds Good Choir NFP is a registered charity in United States, based in Downers Grove, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2019, 7 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 December 2023, Sounds Good Choir NFP reported income of $562k and spending of $814k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $532k to $562k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 335%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sounds Good Choir NFP sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Source of Joy Theatricals Inc ($562k), Chestnut Hill Conservancy ($562k) and Indianapolis Shakespeare Company Inc ($562k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $269k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 7 employees.

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.