CHICAGO CHORALE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
CHICAGO CHORALE (EIN 85-0487797)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2025-12-26
IRS object ID
202600139349201725
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-12-26T08:28:16-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN362727026PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAMES B SZAL & COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16348 N MILWAUKEE AVE 333AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60646ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN850487797EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO CHORALEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7737208497PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15600 S WOODLAWN AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60637ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARIS WUERFFELPersonNm
Person TitleMANAGING DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-12-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSUSAN L SZALCZYNSKI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00022936PTIN
Phone7737746420PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.CHICAGOCHORALE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$105,349GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$70,347ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$24,507ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$8,905MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$1,557InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Other Revenue Total$33OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$105,349TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$500GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$53,250SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$4,250FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$10,410OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$9,745PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$25,954OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$104,109TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$1,240ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$70,819NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$72,059NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,819BOYAmt
EOY$72,059EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,819BOYAmt
EOY$72,059EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,819BOYAmt
EOY$72,059EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTO PERFORM CHORAL MASTERWORKS OF THE SIXTEENTH THROUGH TWENTIETH CENTURIES, IN THE LITURGICAL SEASONS AND ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR WHICH THEY WERE COMPOSED. THE CHORALE PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SING CHORAL MUSIC OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, WHILE PROVIDING ITS AUDIENCES WITH INSPIRATIONAL PERFORMANCES OF GREAT MUSIC.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomPERFORMANCES OF CHORAL MASTERWORKS OF THE SIXTEENTH THROUGH TWENTIETH CENTURES, IN THE LITURGICAL SEASONS AND ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENTS FOR WHICH THEY WERE COMPOSED.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$62,154ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$62,154TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
DANIEL COMEAUX
President0$0
DAN BERTSCHE
Vice President0$0
REBECCA WITMER
Treasurer0$0
VANCE LAUDERDALE
Secretary0$0
FRED BEHLEN
Director0$0
KIRSTEN BELZER
Director0$0
ELENA BUIS
Director0$0
MEIYA FITZHUGH
Director0$0
MASON HELLER
Director0$0
COLTON LONG
Director0$0
CYNTHIA SOLEDAD
Director0$0
BRUCE TAMMEN
ARTISTIC DIR0$28,894
CHARIS WUERFFEL
MANAGING DIR0$12,312
WILLIAM POWELL III
EX MANAGING DIR0$10,313
ANDREW BOSHARDY
Director0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonCHARIS WUERFFELPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15600 S WOODLAWN AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60637ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7737208497PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$87,441CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$105,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,962CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$91,143CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$79,252CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$398,199TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,925CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$87,995CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$137,654CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$62,231CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,507CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$348,312TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$123,366CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$193,396CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$172,616CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$153,374CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$103,759CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$746,511TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$746,511PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$417CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,508CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,557CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,488TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$417CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,508CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,557CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,488TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$33CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$123,368CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$193,400CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$173,033CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$154,882CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$105,349CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$750,032TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income CY0.00470InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Revenue.1FACEBOOK SETTLEMENT INCOME $33
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $4949
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $5228
Other Expenses.1003Information Technology $383
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $1820
Other Expenses.2ACCOMPANIST $4500
Other Expenses.3FUNDRAISING $3199
Other Expenses.4LICENSES & FEES $1782
Other Expenses.5INSTRUMENTALISTS/SOLOISTS $1500
Other Expenses.6RETREAT $803
Other Expenses.7STORAGE $700
Other Expenses.8MUSIC $656
Other Expenses.9TELEPHONE $399
Other Expenses.10MISCELLANEOUS $35

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