GREAT RIVER CHORALE

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $77K · expenses $80K · assets $67K

EIN
20-1294863
Address
313 E HIGHVIEW CT, SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379-2642
Website
WWW.GREATRIVERCHORALE.ORG
NTEE code
A6B
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2005 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Katherine Gardner (its 2015 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2015 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

ENRICHING THE COMMUNITY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Anita Fischer PRESIDENT2024 2 $0 reported 1
Br Paul Vincent Niebauer VICE PRESIDENT2018-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Patty Weisharr BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Shaw TREASURER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Brandon Anderson SECRETARY2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Chuck Welter (former) PRESIDENT2018-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Meribeth Overland (former) SECRETARY2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Alex Hennen (former) PRESIDENT2016-2018 2 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Pearson Hennen (former) SECRETARY2016-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Natalie Wenz (former) TREASURER2018 12 $0 reported 1
David Paulson (former) BOARD MEMBER2018 0 $0 reported 1
Patty Weishaar (former) BOARD MEMBER2018 0 $0 reported 1
Katherine Gardner (former) PRESIDENT2016 1 $0 reported 1
Dennis Douma (former) VICE PRESIDENT2016 1 $0 reported 1
Connie Taylor (former) TREASURER2016 1 $0 reported 1
Maureen Mccarter (former) BOARD MEMBER2016 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANITA FISCHER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
BR PAUL VINCENT NIEBAUER VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
PATTY WEISHARR BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAW TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
BRANDON ANDERSON SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BR PAUL VINCENT NIEBAUER VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAW TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
BRANDON ANDERSON SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHUCK WELTER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
BR PAUL VINCENT NIEBAUER VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
PATTY WEISHARR BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
MERIBETH OVERLAND SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAW TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHUCK WELTER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
BR PAUL VINCENT NIEBAUER VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
PATTY WEISHARR BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
MERIBETH OVERLAND SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAW TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHUCK WELTER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
BR PAUL VINCENT NIEBAUER VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
PATTY WEISHARR BOARD MEMBER2 $0-$0 $01
MERIBETH OVERLAND SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER SHAW TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALEX HENNEN PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
CHUCK WELTER VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER PEARSON HENNEN SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
NATALIE WENZ TREASURER12 $0-$0 $01
BR PAUL-VINCENT NIEBAUER BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
DAVID PAULSON BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
PATTY WEISHAAR BOARD MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHERINE GARDNER PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DENNIS DOUMA VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JENNIFER PEARSON HENNEN SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CONNIE TAYLOR TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
MAUREEN MCCARTER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ALEX HENNEN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,561$80,093 $66,673$66,673 $38,668$29,928 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$71,168$77,160 $51,270$51,270 $47,255$17,428 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,024$74,513 $57,262$57,262 $36,969$11,902 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,575$66,660 $79,751$79,751 $74,452$9,043 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,777$69,736 $51,836$51,836 $87,752- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,461$61,750 $39,516$36,784 $45,329$18,640 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,875$50,485 $26,034$15,159 $44,755$13,608 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $319,644 in all, tax years 2011 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CENTRAL MINNESOTA ARTS BOARD Public charity Exact 2011-2014, 2016-2024 13$224,574 2024$24,955
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SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$50,000 2019$50,000
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SUNUP FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GREAT RIVER CHORALE” 2011-2014 4$45,000 2014$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GREAT RIVER CHORALE” 2020-2023 4$70 2023$23
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
EDINA CHORALEMNA6B $132,080$65,555 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
LEGACY CHORALE OF GREATER MINNESOTAMNA6B $118,531$109,854 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
UNEXPECTED COMPANY CHORALEMNA6B $60,777$73,390 Artistic Director$13,000 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
MINNESOTA VALLEY WOMENS CHORALEMNA6B $77,870$76,742 ARTISTIC DIR$10,000 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
CHORUS POLARIS INCORPORATEDMNA6B $107,218$36,793 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR$9,000 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
FARGO-MOORHEAD CHORAL ARTISTMNA6B $90,498$82,562 Artistic Director$21,000 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
ST FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR BOOSTERSMNA6B $106,320$82,821 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE CHORAL ORGANIZATIONMNA6B $101,539$70,723 CHIEF EDITOR$1,500 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
SINGERS IN ACCORDMNA6B $39,522$27,914 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
COLD SPRING AREA MAENNERCHOR INCMNA6B $46,973$37,124 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
PARTNERS IN PRAISE GIRLS CHOIRMNA6B $41,871$45,840 President$6,646 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTHFIELD YOUTH CHOIRS INCMNA6B $129,709$168,584 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSIC ST CROIXMNA6B $98,607$95,113 Director and Lighting$8,584 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
RESOUNDING VOICESMNA6B $61,469$40,577 Chair and Director$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
TOGETHER IN HOPE PROJECTMNA6B $130,425$113,838 Director, President$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
SOCIETY FOR PRESERVATION & ENCOURMT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING AMERMNA6B $90,750$106,446 President$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
MIRANDOLA ENSEMBLEMNA6B $66,815$66,425 Artistic Director, Board Member$15,007 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTH STAR BOYS CHOIR OF MINNESOTA INCMNA6B $81,251$69,130 Officer$21,600 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONALMNA6B $81,086$91,636 Team Coordinator$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
APOLLO CLUB OF MINNEAPOLIS INCMNA6B $67,930$51,571 President$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONALMNA6B $74,114$80,113 BLOOMINGTON MN 55438$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
EXULTATEMNA6B $62,950$55,604 Board Chair$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, same state
RIVER CITY CHORALEWIA6B $71,388$64,816 Artistic Director / non-voting ex officio$18,000 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, similar name
CHESTER RIVER CHORALEMDA6B $126,966$94,991 President$0 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, similar name
ARVADA CHORALE COMPANYCOA6B $73,873$68,698 Artistic Director$20,000 Same NTEE code A6B, revenue within 2x, similar mission

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$273,20021 52016–2024 CHICAGO CHORALE; COLORADO HEBREW CHORALE; JOHNS CREEK CHORALE INC; ASPEN CHORAL SOCIETY and 1 more
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$224,46518 62011–2024 CAPITOL HILL CHORALE; ALEXANDRIA CHORAL SOCIETY; EXULTATE; EDINA CHORALE and 2 more
ALLAN AND MARGOT BLANK FOUNDATION Private foundation$116,0006 12016–2025 GREATER RICHMOND CHILDRENS CHOIR
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$113,51616 52015–2024 EVERGREEN CHILDRENS CHORALE; DURANGO CHORAL SOCIETY; ARVADA CHORALE COMPANY; ASPEN CHORAL SOCIETY and 1 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$104,13810 52019–2025 LIVE OAK SINGERS INC; ANGELES CHORALE; MOUNTAINSIDE MASTER CHORALE INC; CASCADIAN CHORALE and 1 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY INC DAF sponsor$96,0145 12016–2023 VENICE CHORALE INC
ELJAY FOUNDATION Private foundation$87,5007 12011–2022 EXULTATE
STONIER SCHOLARSHIP INC DAF sponsor$60,0001 12024–2024 TOGETHER IN HOPE PROJECT
GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$58,6698 12011–2024 VENICE CHORALE INC
TOLEDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$56,9787 12018–2024 MASTERWORKS CHORALE
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$48,2984 32016–2024 LEGACY CHORALE OF GREATER MINNESOTA; CHICAGO CHORALE; NORTH SHORE CHORAL SOCIETY
HARMONY FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL IN C DAF sponsor$48,2086 12013–2022 SOCIETY FOR PRESERVATION & ENCOURMT OF BARBERSHOP QUARTET SINGING AMER
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$44,4004 32020–2024 NORTH STAR BOYS CHOIR OF MINNESOTA INC; RIVERSIDE CHORAL SOCIETY; SEATTLE JEWISH CHORALE
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$44,3387 12013–2024 GREATER RICHMOND CHILDRENS CHOIR
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$44,3085 42018–2024 NORTH STAR BOYS CHOIR OF MINNESOTA INC; NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY CHORUS AT HOLY APOSTLES INC; CHICAGO CHORALE; PUTNAM CHORALE LTD

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $80,093 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $52,666 65.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,251 22.8%
Printing, publications, postage $6,394 8.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,782 3.5%
Total$80,093100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $77,160 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $45,783 59.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,018 33.7%
Printing, publications, postage $5,359 6.9%
Total$77,160100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $74,513 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $47,505 63.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,220 24.5%
Printing, publications, postage $8,788 11.8%
Total$74,513100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $66,660 spent · pay $35,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,000 52.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,466 27.7%
Fees to independent contractors $10,180 15.3%
Printing, publications, postage $2,904 4.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $110 0.2%
Total$66,660100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $69,736 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,558 55.3%
Fees to independent contractors $30,000 43.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,178 1.7%
Total$69,736100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $61,750 spent · pay $38,067 · grants $0 · events $6,885
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $38,067 61.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,728 23.9%
Printing, publications, postage $7,040 11.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,190 1.9%
Fees to independent contractors $725 1.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$6,885reported apart
Total$61,750100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $50,485 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $6,317
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $23,888 47.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,643 36.9%
Printing, publications, postage $6,694 13.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,260 2.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$6,317reported apart
Total$50,485100%

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