Sangre De Cristo Chorale

What it reported doing in 2024

The chorale's long history of contribution to the community was seriously threatened by the covid-19 (hereafter c19) pandemic. Although most arts activities are challenged in their own ways by c19, choral groups are particularly challenged because the act of singing itself is a potent vehicle for spread of the virus, and in normal rehearsals and performances both the singers and members of the audience are in close proximity to each other. It is no exaggeration to say that the survival of the sangre de cristo chorale in the face of c19 required a complete reconfiguration, at least in the near term, of how the chorale meets its mission and serves the community. The sangre de cristo chorale survived this year of complete reconfiguration by shifting to all virtual activities. The chorale's music director and accompanists designed a program of activities that included twice- monthly video presentations to the community on youtube with both individual member and group presentations , as well as bi-monthly educational activities and social occasions on zoom to connect our community during these challenging times. They also prepared and recorded a solo voice recital that was also shared on youtube. The chorale during the year produced a total of thirty different virtual events that included twenty-one different videos each averaging over one hundred views. The board continued to hold meetings on zoom to steer decision making, keep track of member participation, and lead fund raising activities to successfully pay its artistic contract musicians at a similar rate as the previous year when no in person rehearsals or paying concerts were held. The chorale artistic personnel and the board had developed plans for resumption of normal activities when allowed, but ongoing concerns delayed any implementation of these now to late in 2021. The board spent much of the later part of the year preparing a program for the subsequent year and studying and developing a protocol for risk mitigation once health guidelines would allow for in person events again.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79.3%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 89.3%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 11.1%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.7; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.6%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings