The Columbine Chorale

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841063962
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Denver, CO, USA
Phone
3032574668
Rating
45
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$28,730
Expenses
$25,077
Assets
$127,152
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LINDA ERICKSON (PRESIDENT)
  • EMILY HAACK (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LINDA ERICKSON (PRESIDENT)
  • EMILY HAACK (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LINDSAY JACKSON-CASEY (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The columbine chorale was created for the express purpose of providing its singers and its audiences with the highest possible level of quality in choral music experiences. It is the fundamental goal of the chorale to present performances of the great choral literature of our age in such a manner that reflects the chorale's deep sense of commitment to the aesthetic beauty and profound integrity of the music itself.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Concert Byrd, Bond & Beatles was performed on May 31, 2025. The total attendance of 112 included 31 chorale singers and 8 staff and volunteers. Direct rental expense was $580.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 12
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 11.4%; rating input score 11
  • Program expense ratio: 13.1%; rating input score 13

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.7%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.07; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 57%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 11.4% of revenue deployed · 13.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 6 filed program accomplishments · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 11/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.