Pacific Youth Choir

What it reported doing in 2024

Pacific youth choir completed its 22nd season with continued growth and organizational strengthening under its second year of new artistic leadership and first year of new executive leadership. Total enrollment reached 219 singers from kindergarten through 12th grade, representing 114 different schools across 48 zip codes in the portland metropolitan area. The organization provided almost 42,000 in tuition assistance to just over half of its singers, ensuring that financial circumstances do not determine access to exceptional music education. Season 22 featured continued high-profile collaborations and significant community outreach. Pyc maintained its longstanding partnership with the Oregon symphony across 6 different engagements, as well as partnered with Oregon chorale and metropolitan youth symphony. We hosted the final choral fx honor choir in collaboration with choro in schola, welcomed the world- respected chanticleer to work with our high school singers, and continued our long standing tradition of participating in the annual dr. Mlk day celebration with vancouver ave. First baptist church. The artistic director conducted 55 hours of complimentary clinics at 25 area schools, reaching over 1,371 students throughout the region. The neighborhood choir program, which provides free choral education at title i elementary schools, continued at one location during the season before being paused to develop a more sustainable operating model for future expansion. The organization invested significantly in infrastructure to support sustainable growth. Individual and corporate contributions grew 76% over the prior year, and pyc introduced its first annual gala as a major fundraising initiative. Programming continued to emphasize diverse repertoire and composer representation, with concerts featuring works by composers of color, women, and underrepresented groups across multiple languages and cultural traditions.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 84.2%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 88.2%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: $11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 5.8%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.48; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 30.1%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings