Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Ames Youth Choir
EIN 39-1904496 • 501(c)3 • Ames, IA
Profile
The Ames Childrens Choirs program aspires to the best in the American choral tradition for young singers. The focus is the development of self-esteem through artistic experience including healthy vocal technique, expressive singing, and music literacy. The program promotes musical excellence, performing music from all style periods, cultures and traditions including premiering new works, the potential and achievements of young people, collaborating with professional musicians and ensembles, creating connections in the community and throughout the world, volunteerism, making the program available to all musically talented children, and the joy of singing.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.86x
Liabilities / Revenue
83rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
41st percentile
Higher net margin than 41% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
50th percentile
Faster asset growth than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
84th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$7,894
Down $140 (-1.7%) from 2024
Liabilities
Up$6,755
Up $851 (+14%) from 2024
Net Assets
Down$1,139
Down $991 (-47%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$66,297
Up $21,827 (+49%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$67,288
Up $15,263 (+29%) from 2024
Net Income
Up-$991
Up $6,564 (+87%) from 2024
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $7,894
- Liabilities
- $6,755
- Net assets
- $1,139
- Revenue
- $66,297
- Expenses
- $67,288
- Net income
- -$991
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
- Signed
- Nov 13, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.2
- Gross Receipts
- $67,668
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Youth choral activities
The Ames Childrens Choirs program aspires to the best in the American choral tradition for young singers. The focus is the development of self-esteem through artistic experience including healthy vocal technique, expressive singing, and music literacy. The program promotes musical excellence, performing music from all style periods, cultures and traditions including premiering new works, the potential and achievements of young people, collaborating with professional musicians and ensembles, creating connections in the community and throughout the world, volunteerism, making the program available to all musically talented children, and the joy of singing.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| To promote musical excellence among the youth of Central Iowa and to bring the gift of music to our community | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY EWING | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Eric Johnson | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| KLAIRE DEVOS | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Ames Youth Choir
- EIN
- 39-1904496
- Phone
- 5157088825
- Address
- PO BOX 1965, AMES, IA 50010
Signing Officer
- Name
- Dawn Harms
- Title
- Bookkeeper
- Signed
- 2025-11-13
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Weber Accounting Services LLC
- Address
- 405 Northwestern Ave, Ames, IA 50010
- Preparer
- Amy Weber
- Phone
- 5152922177
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Other Expenses.1001
“Advertising and Promotion $3283”
Other Expenses.1002
“Office Expenses $2997”
Other Expenses.1005
“Travel $7227”
Other Expenses.1
“Contract Services $8315”
Other Expenses.2
“event exp $5474”
Other Expenses.3
“Tuition Discounts $1397”
Other Expenses.4
“Music Purchased $1381”
Other Assets.1010
“Inventories - Beginning $3921 Inventories - Ending $3921”
Total Liabilities.1001
“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $0 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $6755”
Total Liabilities.1
“CREDIT CARDS - Beginning $136 CREDIT CARDS - Ending $0”
Total Liabilities.2
“accrued liabilities - Beginning $1 accrued liabilities - Ending $0”
Total Liabilities.3
“PAYROLL LIABILITIES - Beginning $62 PAYROLL LIABILITIES - Ending $0”
Total Liabilities.4
“Custodial Funds - Beginning $5705 Custodial Funds - Ending $0”
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