Phoenix Girls Chorus Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
860621710
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020
Location
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phone
6022645328
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$67,659
Expenses
$113,625
Assets
$53,317
Liabilities
$2,556

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RYAN STEVENS (PRESIDENT)
  • KERA WACKER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CHERYL MCNEILL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • WALTER LINDSAY (DIRECTOR)
  • TRACEY MONROE (DIRECTOR)
  • BRANDI REYNOLDS (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To cultivate, inspire, and empower young women to find their voice through world-class music education and performance.

What it reported doing in 2024

The phoenix girls chorus (pgc) offers a world-class music education program designed to inspire, educate, and empower young women through the art of choral singing. Our comprehensive curriculum includes music theory, sight-singing, aural skills, composition, and healthy vocal technique, all taught through weekly rehearsals that build musicianship, confidence, and collaboration. In its first year of relaunch, the phoenix girls chorus (pgc) features three choir ensembles that welcome girls and young women of diverse ages and skill levels, providing a progressive path for musical growth and personal development. Harmonia (grades 25) dolce (grades 69) encanta a vocal jazz and a cappella ensemble (grades 912) pgc has also expanded its reach through partnerships with school districts across the valley, offering satellite campuses that mirror the same high-quality, immersive instruction provided in our main campus choirs. As choristers progress through the program, they explore increasingly advanced and diverse repertoire, including works in multiple languages and from various cultural traditions, deepening their understanding of global music and artistry. Throughout each season, pgc choristers perform across the valley and collaborate with other choral organizations and nationally recognized clinicians, enriching their experience as musicians and community ambassadors. Beyond music, pgc is committed to helping young women develop confidence, leadership, and a sense of purpose. Through our three pillars of engagement: leadership, community service, and music, choristers are encouraged to use their voices not only on stage but also in their schools and communities. Pgc believes deeply in giving back, both through the gift of music and through meaningful acts of service, empowering every young woman to grow as an artist and as a leader.

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 95% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 78.6%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $50.62 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 82; 82nd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -67.9%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -18.8% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.9% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -11.5% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 78.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $89K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.