Youth Choirs Inc Dba Youthcue

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
721173754
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2103203525
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Music
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$431,377
Expenses
$541,731
Assets
$300,583
Liabilities
$58,239

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RANDOLPH P EDWARDS (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • RANDOLPH P EDWARDS (President): $128,750 total reported compensation
  • R PRESTON EDWARDS (Treasurer): $56,650 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of youth choirs inc (dba youthcue) is to equip, enable and empower student choir directors with the tools and resources they need to develop healthy, vibrant, christ-centered student choirs in the communities they serve. Recognizing and affirming the strong educational and developmental value of choral training, youthcue's vision is for every student in north america to have the opportunity to participate in a healthy, vibrant, christ-centered student choir program during their adolescence.

What it reported doing in 2024

Youthcue is the premier student choir resource in north america. Over the past 30 years, youthcue has provided innovative programming and resources to foster and promote the development of student choirs in churches and schools across the continent.established in 1990 by randy edwards, youthcue has consistently grown in size and influence. Youthcue currently has 30,000 students in network, and since its inception, has impacted the lives of approximately 250,000 students through its various programs. For the year ended july 31, 2021 the organization served about 400 individuals directly and 1,000 individuals indirectly.the main curriculum can be divided as follows: youth choir festivals - this includes musical performance with a professional orchestra. The music is designed specifically for young people and it is published by national music publishers under the "youthcue" brand.publications - this includes anthems designed specifically for the young choir, as well as a book related to youth choirs written by the organization's president. Compact disc recordings - this is intended to provide examples of repertoires and styles of youth choirs, as well as to provide an incentive for youth choir participants. Anthem service - this is a full-service anthem (sheet music) publishing and selling service provided as a value-added program to the organization's members. This is a critical component of the organization's mission and it is used to grow the membership base.youthcue - this is the organization's monthly newsletter which includes such subjects as music repertoires and rehearsal techniques.training events - annual directors' training events include sharing ideas as well as participation in programs developed by staff.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.5%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 72.7%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.97 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th 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: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.55; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 34.2%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.8% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.8% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.5% of revenue deployed · 72.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $394K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $129K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.