San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954781231
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
West Hills, CA, USA
Phone
8188957071
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Performing Arts Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$128,167
Expenses
$166,431
Assets
$10,753

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARSHA TAYLOR (President)

People named in this filing

  • HOLLY RASEY (Director)
  • GINETTA NISTORAN (Secretary)
  • SUE SAPER (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Choral music education, rehearsal and performance for youth.

What it reported doing in 2024

The San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus expanded its reach through satellite choir programs at two schools and the Boys and Girls Club. Providing high-quality music education and choral experiences directly on campus. These programs focused on developing vocal technique, musicianship, teamwork, and confidence while giving these students the opportunity to perform in community concerts alongside the main ensembles. The classes introduced students to rhythm, melody, and expression through singing, movement, and instrument exploration, fostering creativity and love of music through a supportive environment. These partnerships allowed the San Fernando Valley Youth Chorus to bring accessible, enriching music education to a wider and more diverse group of young people throughout the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles California.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 6
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.8%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 54.5%; rating input score 54

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -29.9%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 31.5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70.8% of revenue deployed · 54.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $91K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Program expense ratio scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.