Nonprofit · EIN 33-0703908
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · IRVINE, CA 92612
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $313,165 | $262,966 | $50,199 | $765,006 | $6,998 | $758,008 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $299,429 | $288,576 | $10,853 | $715,226 | $9,366 | $705,860 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $340,856 | $240,249 | $100,607 | $698,662 | $9,145 | $689,517 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $94,958
- Program service revenue
- $183,797
- Investment income
- $28,753
- Net income from fundraising events
- $6,208
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$601
- Other revenue
- $5,657
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $19,542
- Other salaries and wages
- $173,275
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $187,886
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,348
- Accounting fees
- $600
- Occupancy
- $1,135
- Program services (functional)
- $230,351
- Management and general (functional)
- $27,115
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,500
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $715,226
- Total assets, end of year
- $765,006
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,998
- Net assets, end of year
- $758,008
- Publicly traded securities
- $681,935
- Gross receipts
- $335,542
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORI LOFTUS | MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JOHN LOFTUS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORI LOFTUS | MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JOHN LOFTUS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 2 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORI LOFTUS | MUSIC DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JOHN LOFTUS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2102 BUSINESS CENTER DR, IRVINE, CA 92612-1001
- In care of
- % JOHN S LOFTUS PRESIDENT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN LOFTUS, 2102 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, IRVINE, CA 92612
- Signed the 990
- JOHN LOFTUS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (949) 336-7115
- Website
- WWW.SCCCHORUS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HASKELL & WHITE LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0703908 or by the name SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S CHORAL ASSOCIATION EXISTS TO ENHANCE CHILDREN'S LIVES THROUGH DISTINGUISHED MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE, WHILE BUILDING A WORLD CLASS CHILDREN'S CHORUS.
Program accomplishments
- PERFORMANCES: A RECIPIENT OF 3 EMMY AWARDS, SCCC HAS GAINED INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM. OUR CHORUSES ARE FEATURED FREQUENTLY AT ORANGE COUNTY'S SEGERSTROM HALL AND HAVE THRILLED AUDIENCES AT CARNEGIE HALL, THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, WESTMINSTER ABBEY AND THE WHITE HOUSE. THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS 21 LARGE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND APPROXIMATELY 15 SMALLER GROUP PERFORMANCES EACH YEAR. TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN THE 6 CHORUS LEVELS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WAS 200.Expenses $120,322 · revenue $190,005
- REHEARSALS: CHORAL REHEARSALS ARE HELD WEEKLY FOR TWO HOURS EACH WEEK THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE CORE MUSIC LEARNING AND CHARACTER SHAPING ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE IN REHEARSALS, PREPARING CHILDREN TO PERFORM AT A WORLD-CLASS LEVEL AND TO BOND TOGETHER AS AN ENSEMBLE. THROUGH A PROGRAMSTRESSING MUSICAL APTITUDE, TEAMWORK, DISCIPLINE, SELF-CONFIDENCE AND PERSONAL GROWTH, SCCC STRIVES TO DEVELOP THE ENTIRE CHARACTER OF ITS YOUNG SINGERS. OUR SEQUENTIAL CHORAL PROGRAM CONSISTS OF SIX CHOIRSGUIDED BY A HIGHLY SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED FACULTY.Expenses $90,487
- SCHOLARSHIPS: SCCC IS TUITION-BASED AND IS DEDICATED TO MAKING ITS PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN FROM ALL ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED. A TOTAL OF 45 MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025. THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE OF SCHOLARSHIPS IS TO ENSURE NO CHILD IS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM FOR LACK OF FUNDS.Expenses $19,542 · grants $19,542
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0703908
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6B)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $765,006
- Income (IRS master file)
- $335,542
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $313,165 | $262,966 | $765,006 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $299,429 | $288,576 | $715,226 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $340,856 | $240,249 | $698,662 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $213,607 | $202,071 | $599,574 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 33-0703908).
Questions about SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION is 33-0703908.
- Is SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION 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 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names JOHN LOFTUS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 2 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDRENS CHORAL ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $313,165, expenses of $262,966 and total assets of $765,006 at year end.
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