Better Business Bureau Report for
Louisville Chorus, Inc.

Better Business Bureau Report issued May 2010
Better Business Bureau Report expires May 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Louisville Chorus, Inc.
Address: 6303 Fern Valley Pass
  Louisville, KY 40228
Phone: 502-968-6300
Web Address: www.LouisvilleChorus.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1987, Kentucky
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: To provide a musical experience that transcends the routine for singer and audience by performing the widest variety of music with a beautiful choral sound that also exudes expressive message and character.

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Louisville Chorus, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

A professional chorus of auditioned singers, The Louisville Chorus annually presents audiences with the widest variety of repertoire from choral masterworks to pops, children-oriented, Broadway, and even Bluegrass; releases professional commercial CDs; performs regularly with other arts agencies, including involvement with young artists; presents annual benefit shows for charitable organizations; offers its own very active season of concerts and events; and performs for arts series and outreach opportunities throughout Kentuckiana. Fostering the choral art form since 1939 and boasting the expertise of Music Director Daniel Spurlock, The Louisville Chorus provides character, vitality, integrity in the Arts.

For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009, Louisville Chorus, Inc.'s program expenses were:

  
Program—Artistic 21,589
Program—General 10,525
Program-Concert Marketing 3,680
Total Program Expenses: $35,794
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Therese Davis, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $7,075

Chair of the Board: Paul Peterson
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired Officer, U.S. Army—Armor Branch

Board Size: 5

Paid Staff Size: 4

The 4 paid staff listed above are contract employees.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Fund raising methods include invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet, Singer expected annual cash contributions and singer inkind contributions.
Fund raising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $33,260, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Louisville Chorus, Inc.'s IRS Form 990-EZ and internally produced financial statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions, gifts, grants and similar amounts received 22,260
Fund raising concert events 11,000
Earned income from the sale of CDs, DVDs, and other inventory 10,351
Total Income $43,611


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 82%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 14%  Other Expenses: 1%

Total income   $43,611
  Program expenses $35,794
  Fund raising expenses 1,250
  Administrative expenses 6,023
  Other Expenses 355
Total expenses   $43,422
Income in Excess of Expenses   189
Beginning net assets   (55,729)
Other Changes in Net Assets (13,754)
Ending net assets   (69,294)
Total liabilities   80,251
Total assets   $10,957


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