Choristers Guild

Analysis

Choristers Guild is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1963, 63 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, Choristers Guild reported income of $796k and spending of $912k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $904k to $796k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Choristers Guild sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muslim American Society of New Yorkinc ($796k), Green Gables at Historic Riverview Village Inc ($796k) and Silakkuagvik Communication Inc ($796k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $222k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $171k. It reported 10 employees.