East Tennessee Vocal Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
621296895
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Hixson, TN, USA
Phone
4239874429
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Singing, Choral

Reported finances

Revenue
$127,442
Expenses
$113,475
Assets
$64,985

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KRISTEN WIRAM (PRESIDENT)
  • WILLIAM BRIMER (PRESIDENT-EL)
  • ALISON WERNER (MS PRESIDENT)
  • ABBY BROWN (MS PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KRISTEN WIRAM (PRESIDENT)
  • WILLIAM BRIMER (PRESIDENT-EL)
  • DEBORAH GOUGE (VICE-PRESIDE)

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

The east Tennessee vocal association is dedicated to advancing the cause of music education and excellence in choral music in the public and private schools in eastern Tennessee.

What it reported doing in 2024

All-east Tennessee choirs - selected by audition, the all-east satb chorus, the all-east women's chorus, and the all-east men's chorus rehearse and perform under the direction of noted guest conductors from throughout the united states. In addition, there are also the all-east freshman honor chorus and the all-east middle school honor chorus. Student participation in these latter two choirs is by the selection and recommendation by the student's respective school's teacher. These two choirs also rehearse and perform under the direction of a noted conductor. There are over 1,000 students representing over 100 schools at this event.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 71% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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

SUPPORTED - 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: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.6%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 64.7%; rating input score 65

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.8%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 57.6% of revenue deployed · 64.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $73K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.