Nonprofit · EIN 31-1306169
COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, OH 43215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $548,061 | $484,458 | $63,603 | $356,858 | $2,246 | $354,612 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $284,233 | $396,283 | -$112,050 | $261,045 | $4,683 | $256,362 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $319,122 | $386,515 | -$67,393 | $355,059 | $3,269 | $351,790 |
| June 30, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $267,980 | $264,753 | $3,227 | $407,595 | $15,029 | $392,566 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $463,438
- of which government grants
- $93,706
- Program service revenue
- $82,333
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$19,220
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $21,510
- Other revenue
- $2,290
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $70,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $115,429
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $209,117
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,158
- Occupancy
- $6,536
- Travel
- $8,276
- Program services (functional)
- $342,189
- Management and general (functional)
- $141,886
- Fundraising (functional)
- $383
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $261,045
- Total assets, end of year
- $356,858
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,246
- Net assets, end of year
- $354,612
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $49,669
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $304,612
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,000
- Gross receipts
- $567,281
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONOVAN JONES | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $70,000 |
| JOSEPH OLSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHELSEA PRATT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID DONOFRIO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JERRY RHODES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEON ALEXANDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DJ BARKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRIS BOYD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELLEY COTTRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRAYSON FEEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATHEW FOX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY MARFURT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW MCLEAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLEN PROCTOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN SULLIVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Olson | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Chelsea Pratt | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jerry Rhodes | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Bill Ryan | Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Almand Russell | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chuck Cohen | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Fox | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Wright | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Allen Proctor | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Hope | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Deon Alexander | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Donofrio | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Sullivan | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Althauser | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Krystal Jackowiak | Membership Director Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Jerry R Rhodes | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| James Svagerko | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Allen Proctor | Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jason Guthrie | Member Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Chuck Cohen | Member Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| Rich Alonso | Member Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| James Wells | Member | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2022: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW FREEMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KRYSTAL JACKOWIAK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BILL CLARK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARK KLOPFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRENT WILLIAMS | MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALLEN PROCTOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JIM SVAGERKO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TAHREA MAYNARD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DONTE BAILEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALAN DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHUCK COHEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICH ALONSO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES WELLS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 51 JEFFERSON AVE STE 3, COLUMBUS, OH 43215-3887
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOSEPH OLSON, 51 JEFFERSON AVE 3, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
- Signed the 990
- JERRY RHODES, TREASURER
- Phone
- (614) 228-2462
- Website
- WWW.CGMC.COM
- Return prepared by
- WELLS CPA LLC
Mission
THE CHORUS UNITES AS A GAY MENS CHORUS TO REHEARSE AND WORK IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CAMARADERIE AND SUPPORT; SECONDLY, TO PERFORM PUBLICLY BEFORE GENERAL AUDIENCES, THUS FOSTERING INCREASED RECOGNITION, UNDERSTANDING, AND ACCEPTANCE OF GAYS, LESBIANS, BISEXUALS, AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
Program accomplishments
- CGMC:THE COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS TYPICALLY PERFORMS THREE CONCERTS PER SEASON. EACH CONCERT INCLUDES A VARIETY OF MUSICAL PIECES PERFORMED BY THE FULL CHORUS AND ENSEMBLES; THE SPRING AND SUMMER CONCERTS USUALLY INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS OF CHOREOGRAPHY. MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF VOCAL TALENT, MUSICAL ABILITIES, RACE, GENDER, RELIGION, AGE, PHYSICAL ABILITIES, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR ECONOMIC MEANS.Expenses $273,097 · revenue $71,972
- VOX:VOX IS OUR ONLY AUDITIONED ENSEMBLE, TYPICALLY COMPRISING 14 TO 18 SINGERS, FOR WHICH PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS MUST QUALIFY THROUGH A RIGOROUS AND COMPETITIVE AUDITION PROCESS. VOX IS A KEY PART OF OUR OUTREACH AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, AS IT ALLOWS US TO PERFORM MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT VARIOUS VENUES THAT OUR FULL CHORUS CANNOT ALWAYS ACCOMMODATE. VOX ALSO PERFORMS ITS OWN CONCERT AS PART OF OUR REGULAR CONCERT SEASON. PLACEMENT IN VOX REQUIRES SEASON-LONG COMMITMENT TO BOTH THE ENSEMBLE AND THE FULL CHORUS.Expenses $43,966 · revenue $5,716
- ILLUMINATI: ILLUMINATI WAS CREATED TO RESPOND TO THE COMMUNITYS EXPRESSED DESIRE FOR MUSICAL PERFORMANCES OF A SACRED OR SPIRITUAL NATURE. ITS MISSION IS TO EXTEND OUR OUTREACH, PARTICULARLY TO RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, WHILE RESPECTING OUR MEMBERS INDIVIDUAL SPIRITUAL BELIEFS.Expenses $25,126 · revenue $4,645
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1306169
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A68Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $356,858
- Income (IRS master file)
- $567,281
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $548,061 | $484,458 | $356,858 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $284,233 | $396,283 | $261,045 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $319,122 | $386,515 | $355,059 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $267,980 | $264,753 | $407,595 | XML |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1306169).
Questions about COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS
- What is the EIN of COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS is 31-1306169.
- Is COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOSEPH OLSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $70,000 (DONOVAN JONES, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does COLUMBUS GAY MENS CHORUS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $548,061, expenses of $484,458 and total assets of $356,858 at year end.
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