Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
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.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
20th percentile
Higher net margin than 20% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
90th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 83.5% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
28th percentile
Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
40th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.
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
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
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.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Dale | CEO And President | PT | $31,169 | - | $31,169 |
| Steven Zaleznick | Secretary/Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Cheryl Keamy | Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
| Cheryl Cooper | Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
“Marketing and website 2,050, Awards 3,573, Insurance 397, Telephone 150, Transportation 864, State filings 130, Food 847, Office expenses 617”
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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