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Chorus America

EIN 23-2062595Arts, Culture, Humanities District of Columbia Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Advocacy, Research, and Leadership Development for the Choral Field

Chorus America is the advocacy, research, and leadership development organization that advances the choral field. We support and serve choral conductors, administrators, board members, and singers with tools, training, peer networking, and access so that choruses are better able to contribute to their communities. Chorus America was founded in 1977 to gain recognition for professional choruses and today represents hundreds of choruses of every kind throughout North America and beyond. More than 2,000 choruses, individuals, businesses, and organizations are members of Chorus America and have access to a wide array of programs, publications, research, and personal services developed for their benefit. These services strengthen their ability to build strong organizations that foster quality choral performances.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.19Overall score
out of 100

78.94Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,394,682

Total expenses · USD$1,317,271

Program expenses

$955,021.47 recorded amount

72.5%

Fundraising expenses

$172,562.50 recorded amount

13.1%

Administrative expenses

$188,369.75 recorded amount

14.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Catherine Dehoney
Recorded compensation: $142,800.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.84%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Chorus America
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Chorus America is the advocacy, research, and leadership development organization that advances the choral field. We support and serve choral conductors, administrators, board members, and singers with tools, training, peer networking, and access so that choruses are better able to contribute to their communities. Chorus America was founded in 1977 to gain recognition for professional choruses and today represents hundreds of choruses of every kind throughout North America and beyond. More than 2,000 choruses, individuals, businesses, and organizations are members of Chorus America and have access to a wide array of programs, publications, research, and personal services developed for their benefit. These services strengthen their ability to build strong organizations that foster quality choral performances.
`ein` EIN	23-2062595
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1317271.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14300000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.131
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.725
`fscore` Financial score	78.94
`leader` Recorded leader	Catherine Dehoney
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	142800.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1084
`motto` Tagline	Advocacy, Research, and Leadership Development for the Choral Field
`name` Charity name	Chorus America
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1394682.0
`score` Overall score	83.19
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	955021.475
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	172562.50100000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	188369.75300000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-2062595
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.