Choral Society of St Charles County
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 431586048
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Saint Peters, MO, USA
- Phone
- 3144887651
- Rating
- 94
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Singing, Choral
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $118,358
- Expenses
- $134,487
- Assets
- $9,675
- Liabilities
- $191
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JASON MARTIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- MIKE RING (PRESIDENT)
- BILL LLEWELYN (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JASON MARTIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- MIKE RING (PRESIDENT)
- BILL LLEWELYN (VICE PRESIDENT)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
We believe that singing is for everyone. Since our founding in 1991, we have upheld our mission to perform quality choral literature for the joy of both the singer and listener. It is our greater purpose to change lives through the experiences associated with participating in the music-making process for students and adults.
What it reported doing in 2024
The choral society of st. Charles county facilitates choirs for adults and youth. In the fiscal year ending 7/31/2024, these programs were offered: jh smith community choir: this is a non-auditioned chorus which serves adults and high-school-aged singers. We sing two programs per year and participate in several community events, including two performances at local retirement communities. We average over 130 singers each season.youth choir 4th & 5th grades: this is a non-auditioned youth choir that performs at the same time the jh smith community choir does. It currently averages approximately 35 students but will be growing.youth choir 6th thru 8th grades: this is a non-auditioned youth choir that performs at the same time the jh smith community choir does. It currently averages approximately 25 students but will be growing.youth choir camps for grades 4th thru 8th for the fort zumwalt, francis howell and wentzville school districts: the choral society of st. Charles county sponsors and assists with organizing and conducting these wonderful week-long, half-day camps. Totaling nearly 300 participants over two weeks across the county, the "myths and legends" choir camps were a huge success.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 98
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 15
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 93.9%; rating input score 94
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -13.6%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 11.8%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 69.8% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 52.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -74.4% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $126K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.