Rockingham Choral Society Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
026012671
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Exeter, NH, USA
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$153,240
Expenses
$85,337
Assets
$274,920

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLES SMITH (PRESIDENT)
  • JACK MAUL (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHARLES SMITH (PRESIDENT)
  • JACK MAUL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ELIZABETH SMARDZ (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 advancement of choral music to members and the public through performance of a variety of styles and to support local musicians and students whenever possible to fulfill this mission.

What it reported doing in 2025

Preparation and execution of 2 winter concerts and 2 spring concerts with free entry for all students under 24. Distribution of 150 complimentary tickets to nearby senior centers. internal dues and music scholarships to members purchase of equipment for local high school music program

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.3%; rating input score 58
  • 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: 44.3%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.22; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.9%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 36.1% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $85K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.