Fort Myers Symphonic Chorus Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
651131571
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Fort Myers, FL, USA
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Singing, Choral

Reported finances

Revenue
$132,709
Expenses
$144,756
Assets
$168,399

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Els Bunkens (President)
  • Kimberly Sena Moore PhD (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Els Bunkens (President)
  • Kimberly Sena Moore PhD (Vice President)
  • Paul Slayton (Treasurer)

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

The Mission of the Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers is to cultivate a lifetime of music through exceptional performance educational initiatives and community outreach. Our Vision is to be a significant cultural presence in the fabric of the Southwest Florida community; attract and develop outstanding choral singers; obtain the resources needed to perform great symphonic masterworks; and remain a contributing force in choral music education in Southwest Florida.

What it reported doing in 2025

Our other vocal ensembles also performed in 2025: Luminara did a small concert in March Mastersingers and the City of Palms Youth Choir performed the musical The True Story of Cinderella in March and Intermezzo gave concerts in March and November. Approx 450 people attended these concerts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 75% for direct work, and 25% for grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 21
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 21.7%; rating input score 22
  • Program expense ratio: 20.3%; rating input score 20

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: -9.1%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.16; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.7% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 21.7% of revenue deployed · 20.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $29K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 22/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.