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Chords of Courage Incorporated

EIN 46-2125309 • 501(c)3 • Washington, DC

Profile

Chords of Courage is a nonprofit media company designed to shine a spotlight on the courageous among us, telling stories through song and video, to transform our country's conversation from the demoralizing and cynical to the hopeful and inspirational.

3501 Rodman St NWWashington, DC 20008

www.chordsofcourage.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

20th percentile

-27%

Higher net margin than 20% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

90th percentile

$31,169

Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 83.5% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

28th percentile

-27%

Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

40th percentile

-12%

Faster revenue growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Assets

Down

$27,693

Down $10,062 (-27%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

$27,693

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Down

$37,322

Down $5,028 (-12%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$47,384

Up $5,019 (+12%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$10,062

Down $10,047 (-66980%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2013: $8,353Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $15,477Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $22,927Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $30,618Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $30,466Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $50,388Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $58,040Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $42,728Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $45,764Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $45,7642021Assets 2022: $37,770Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $37,7702022Assets 2023: $37,755Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $27,693Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $27,6932024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$27,693
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$27,693

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2013: $21,710Expenses 2013: $13,357Net Income 2013: $8,3532013Revenue 2014: $10,560Expenses 2014: $3,436Net Income 2014: $7,1242014Revenue 2015: $22,256Expenses 2015: $14,806Net Income 2015: $7,4502015Revenue 2016: $28,245Expenses 2016: $20,554Net Income 2016: $7,6912016Revenue 2017: $22,053Expenses 2017: $22,205Net Income 2017: -$1522017Revenue 2018: $45,941Expenses 2018: $26,019Net Income 2018: $19,9222018Revenue 2019: $43,304Expenses 2019: $35,652Net Income 2019: $7,6522019Revenue 2020: $17,738Expenses 2020: $33,050Net Income 2020: -$15,3122020Revenue 2021: $37,858Expenses 2021: $34,822Net Income 2021: $3,0362021Revenue 2022: $36,429Expenses 2022: $44,423Net Income 2022: -$7,9942022Revenue 2023: $42,350Expenses 2023: $42,365Net Income 2023: -$152023Revenue 2024: $37,322Expenses 2024: $47,384Net Income 2024: -$10,0622024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$37,322
Expenses$47,384
Net Income-$10,062

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 5, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$37,322
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Chords of Courage is a nonprofit media company designed to shine a spotlight on the courageous among us, telling stories through song and video, to transform our country's conversation from the demoralizing and cynical to the hopeful and inspirational.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Conduct songwriting contest and workshops for middle and high school students, including teaching how to create compelling lyrics about courageous people and how to put the words to music. Create outreach to students, judges and set up system for accepting song subjects and songs.$0$23,741
Chords of Courage held an annual student songwriting presentation in person. We also learned through COVID that many people attended virtually from distant places, so the event was also streamed throughout the US and internationally.$0$16,433
Chords of Courage used its website and speaking opportunities to feature the stories of courageous people as told through the music of student songwriters. Also, Chords of Courage supported student songwriters in their efforts to perform community service in the spirit of their song subjects.$0$5,345
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Caron DaleCEO And PresidentPT$31,169-$31,169
Steven ZaleznickSecretary/Treasurer-$0--
Cheryl KeamyBoard Of Directors-$0--
Cheryl CooperBoard Of Directors-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chords of Courage Incorporated
EIN
46-2125309
Phone
2029667270
Address
3501 Rodman St NW, Washington, DC 20008

Signing Officer

Name
Steven Zaleznick
Title
Board member
Phone
2022487125
Signed
2025-11-05
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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