National Childrens Chorus

Analysis

National Childrens Chorus is a registered charity in United States, based in Glendale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, National Childrens Chorus reported income of $6.8m and spending of $7.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $6.8m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Childrens Chorus sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundations Health and Wholeness Inc ($6.8m), Catholic Charities of Central Texas ($6.8m) and Tech Goes Home Incorporated ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.0% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $926k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $20k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 170 employees.