South Loudoun Youth Chorale Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
883251205
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Aldie, VA, USA
Phone
5712064966
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Singing, Choral

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,314
Expenses
$58,214
Assets
$52,073
Liabilities
$61,150

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lisa Newton (Executive Director)
  • Emi Eiting (President)
  • Hope Casserly (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Lisa Newton (Executive Director)
  • Laura Lazarevich (Artistic Director)
  • Erik Jacobs (Associate 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

Youth Choir. The mission of the South Loudoun Youth Chorale is to empower young musicians to become leaders in their music programs through enriching musical experiences, to connect our community through inspiring performances, and engage children of all backgrounds through educational initiatives which embolden them to become independent musicians and exceptional citizens.

What it reported doing in 2024

Youth choir summer camp program serving 80 campers between grades 4-12 over two weeks (5 days, approximately 4-6 hours per day). Camp provided structured instruction in vocal technique, music literacy, ensemble singing, and leadership development under the theme "Be The Change," culminating in an end-of-week public performance for families and community members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 84% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 91.1%; rating input score 91

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: -337.2%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.89; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.17; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 30.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -61.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -164.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -28.9% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 91.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $53K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.