Columbia Choirs Association

Analysis

Columbia Choirs Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Redmond, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1986, 40 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 July 2023, Columbia Choirs Association reported income of $441k and spending of $453k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $429k to $441k (+2.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbia Choirs Association sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wonderfeet Kids Museum ($441k), Performance Now Theatre Company ($441k) and Historic Desoto Theatre Foundation Inc ($441k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 77% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $26k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $228k. At year end it held assets of $117k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $82k. It reported 18 employees.