AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOC

EIN 62-0695676 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A036)

What they do

1. to FOSTER and PROMOTE CHORAL SINGING WHICH WILL PROVIDE ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, and SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES for THE PARTICIPANTS. 2. to FOSTER and PROMOTE THE FINEST TYPES of CHORAL MUSIC to MAKE THESE EXPERIENCES POSSIBLE. 3. to FOSTER and ENCOURAGE REHEARSAL PROCEDURES CONDUCIVE to ATTAINING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL of MUSICIANSHIP and ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE. 4. to FOSTER and PROMOTE THE ORGANIZATION and DEVELOPMENT of CHORAL GROUPS of ALL TYPES IN SCHOOLS and COLLEGES. 5. to FOSTER and PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT of CHORAL MUSIC IN THE CHURCH and SYNAGOGUE. 6. to FOSTER and PROMOTE THE ORGANIZATION and DEVELOPMENT of CHORAL SOCIETIES IN CITIES and COMMUNITIES. 7. to FOSTER and PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING of CHORAL MUSIC AS AN IMPORTANT MEDIUM of CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. 8. to FOSTER and PROMOTE SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH IN THE FIELD of CHORAL MUSIC. 9. to FOSTER and ENCOURAGE CHORAL COMPOSITION of SUPERIOR QUALITY. 10. to COOPERATE WITH ALL ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED to THE DEVELOPMENT of MUSIC

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $63.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders14 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

57.19%of revenue went to mission work63.9% of expenses · Program services

$89.48spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

32.28%of revenue went to management and office costs36.1% of expenses

$1.40in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

20.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $172,774 for ROBYN HILGER (EXECUTIVE DI). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$5,623,648

Mission workProgram services$3,216,38657.19% of revenue63.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,815,41432.28% of revenue36.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$591,84810.52% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$5,031,80089.48% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 63.9% mission · 36.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.48% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 64.3% mission · 35.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.83% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 64.0% mission · 36.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.72% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 61.4% mission · 38.4% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.64% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 35.1% mission · 64.0% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.10% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 63.0% mission · 36.3% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.08% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 62.9% mission · 36.5% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.55% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 63.4% mission · 36.1% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.66% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,623,648

Expenses$5,031,800

Annual surplus $591,848 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$3,216,386 · 63.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,815,414 · 36.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$5,623,648

Expenses$5,031,800

Assets$7,027,571

Income$5,623,648

Contributions$1,126,580

Mission work (program services)$3,216,386

Management and general$1,815,414

Stocks and bonds$2,017,833

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ROBYN HILGEREXECUTIVE DI · 40 hrs/week $172,774Base $147,900 · Other $24,874

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (14)

ROBYN HILGEREXECUTIVE DI

AMANDA HANZLIKDIRECTOR

ANDRE THOMASPAST PRESIDE

ARREON HARLEY-EMERSONDIRECTOR

DAVID FRYLINGPRESIDENT

DERRICK FOXDIRECTOR

EDITH COPLEYVICE PRESIDE

GRETCHEN HARRISONDIRECTOR

JEFFREY AMESDIRECTOR

JONATHAN OWENDIRECTOR

JULIE DANADIRECTOR

PEARL SHANGKUANPRESIDENT EL

STEVEN ZIELKEDIRECTOR

TOM MERRILLSECRETARY-TR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1965
Location: 545 COUCH DR, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102-2207
County: Oklahoma
In care of: % TIMOTHY W SHARP
Primary officer: ROBYN HILGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(405) 232-8161

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LUTON & CO PLLC
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A036)