I Cantori Di Carmel

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942867681
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Monterey, CA, USA
Phone
8316448012
Rating
96
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$174,935
Expenses
$189,181
Assets
$32,690
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Susan Bjerre (President)
  • Lucy Moore (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Susan Bjerre (President)
  • Lucy Moore (Vice President)
  • Anthony Bartlett (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Perform two sets of symphonic choral music concerts in venues throughout Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, and provide musical training and education through workshops, residencies, and intensive rehearsals.

What it reported doing in 2024

I Cantori di Carmel presents two sets of classical music concerts per year (four concerts in December 2024 and two in May-June 2025). The 55 volunteer singers perform large-scale choral works, accompanied by a professional orchestra. The chorus has expanded its reach beyond Carmel-by-the-Sea to the greater Monterey and Santa Cruz region, and its high artistic standards have been recognized throughout the area. Attendance at their concerts has more than tripled from its peak pre-Covid, to roughly 1500 people. In addition to enriching the cultural life of the community, under Music Director Daniel Henriks the adult chorus members, as well as a 15-member youth chorus, received intensive vocal coaching. The I Cantori Vocal Arts Academy provides additional training and exposure for six young professional singers beginning their careers.

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: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: -8.1%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.5% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -29.3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $189K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.