San Jose Symphonic Choir

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237295139
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Phone
4089953318
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$206,640
Expenses
$206,264
Assets
$220,986
Liabilities
$3,038

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Sally Logothetti (President)
  • Mark Loy (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Sally Logothetti (President)
  • Mark Loy (Vice President)
  • Roslyn Raney (Secretary)

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 enrich, educate, and entertain audiences; preserve and promote choral music of the highest quality; recruit vocal talent, develop musicianship, and cultivate the next generation of choral singers in the san jose area.

What it reported doing in 2024

Many of the wonderful performances are as follows. November 30, 2024, live concert performance: Leroy Kromm, Artistic Director conducting, with San Jose Baroque Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohns, Elijah; Campbell United Methodist Church, Campbell. December 2, 2024: annual You-Sing-It Messiah, live, Leroy Kromm, Artistic Director leading audience in highlights of Handels Messiah, accompanied by the San Jose Baroque Orchestra; carols in the lobby performed by special guests Vivace Youth Chorus of San Jose; Hammer Theatre, San Jose. December 15, 2024 Community Outreach: Live caroling for residents of Merrill Gardens and Oakmont Assisted Living facilities, both in San Jose. December 16, 2024, live concert performance: Season of Hope benefit concert, Leroy Kromm, Artistic Director, conducting carols from around the world, Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, San Jose. April 13, 2025 live concert performance: Leroy Kromm, Artistic Director conducting, with San Jose Baroque Orchestra, J.S. Bach B-Minor Mass; Campbell United Methodist Church, Campbell. June 6, 2025, live concert performance: Leroy Kromm, Artistic Director and Maestro Anthony Quartuccio conducting, Vaughan Williams, Serenade To Music, and Beethovens Symphony No. 9, with Nova Vista Symphony; Mt. View Center For the Performing Arts, Mt. View. June 21, 2025, live concert performance: Make Music Day, Leroy Kromm, Artistic Director conducting, songs from many countries and many centuries; Stone Church of Willow Glen, San Jose. Centennial commendations from City of San Jose and Santa Clara County.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 75.6%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $138.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.2%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.07; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74% of revenue deployed · 75.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $156K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 20 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • 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: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.