World House Choir Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
611758958
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Yellow Springs, OH, USA
Phone
9377672319
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Singing, Choral

Reported finances

Revenue
$99,945
Expenses
$72,248
Assets
$61,236

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TOM BENSMAN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CATHERINE ROMA (ARTISTIC DIR)
  • TOM BENSMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • KATHERINE LEVESCONTE (BOARD MEMBER)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To perform music that motivates and inspires our communities toward justice, diversity and equality as we strive for peace and to create our web of mutuality. The name "world house choir" is rooted in dr. Martin luther king, jr.'s metaphor that we must create a "world house" in which we all live together in peace and justice. The name refers to the choice each person must make - to live in community or chaos, particularly in a nation where racial stereotypes remain strong and multi-culturalism a work-in- progress.

What it reported doing in 2025

The world house choir produced 5 of our own concerts and sang in 16 concerts and/or programs sponsored by other organizations in various locations throughout sw and central Ohio. The world house choir sang to over 6,000 people in 21 concerts in dayton, cincinnati, columbus, springfield, fairborn, and yellow springs. The world house choir appeared in diverse venues such as colleges, churches, concert halls, museums, stadiums and auditoriums. The world house choir sang at community sponsored events, at graduation ceremonies, memorial services, and at rallies. The world house choir continues to be guided by our mission: to perform music that motivates and inspires our communities toward justice, diversity, inclusion, and equality as we strive for peace and build our web of mutuality. In 2026, the world house choir plans to continue our commitment to follow the ideals set forth in our mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.8%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 95.2%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.7%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.85; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.8% of revenue deployed · 95.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $69K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.