American Kantorei
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 384042235
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Chesterfield, MO, USA
- Phone
- 3144090621
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Music
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $77,435
- Expenses
- $41,235
- Assets
- $60,873
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
People named in this filing
- Andrew Ruben (Chairman)
- Steven Paquette (Treasurer)
- Marita Hollander (Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To provide free public performances of Bach and like composers. Our performances provide cultural enrichment and education of the arts to the general community. In addition, our performance programs provide translations of the text and interpretations of the thematic content. This provides an educational opportunity for those in attendance.
What it reported doing in 2025
February 2, 2025- Performed a Candlemas Choral Vespers at Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus in St. Louis Organ Prelude- Bach BWV 616 Performed with BWV 125 Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin (With Peace and Joy I go hence) with singers and instrumentalists Performed a Carol by Maurice Boyer Performed a Chorale Motet by Kile Smith - How lovely shines the Morning Star Performed the Bach Magnificat in D Attendance was about 350 people and was free of charge June 1, 2025 - Performed Bach BWV Chris Lag in Todes Banden (Christ Lay in Death's Strong Bands) and a Choral Hymn by Hugo Distler- Now Give Thanks and Give Honor, both with singers and instrumentalists at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Attendance of about 210 October 1, 2025 - Performed Bach BWV 38 (Out of deep distress, I cry to You) and Bach Mass in G minor at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church Attendance of about 150 (free to public)
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 69
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 73
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 52.1%; rating input score 52
- Program expense ratio: 97.9%; rating input score 98
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 46.7%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.48; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 26% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 32.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 42.7% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 52.1% of revenue deployed · 97.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $40K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.