Martin Luther King Jr Community Choir San Diego

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
330796244
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Phone
6199909484
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Singing, Choral
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$71,657
Expenses
$44,866
Assets
$77,382

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • KENNETH ANDERSON (DIRECTOR)
  • ARNESSA RICKETT (VICE CHAIRPERSON)
  • BILLIE COLLINS (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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Providing scholarships to college bo8und fine arts students & spreading cultural awareness of gospel music negro spirituals, blues and the african american contributions to music.

What it reported doing in 2023

Concerts of african american spiritual gospel and blues musicals presented in different venues throughout u.s and intl. Public attendance significant.

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 36% for direct work, 59% for grants, and 5% for member benefits.

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: 31
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 24.9%; rating input score 25
  • Program expense ratio: 39.8%; rating input score 40

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 37.4%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.72; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.2% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 24.9% of revenue deployed · 39.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $18K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • 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 25/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.