- Revenue 2023
- $2,868,793
- Expenses 2023
- $2,513,315
Program services were 79.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- A6B0
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 3303 HARBOR BLVD STE E5
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
WE INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ARTISTRY AND INNOVATION IN CHORAL PERFORMANCES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
WE INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHARTISTRY & INNOVATION IN CHORAL PERFORMANCES & EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
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SEE SCHEDULE OPACIFIC CHORALE IS COMPRISED OF 200 STAFF AND VOLUNTEER SINGERS. IN ADDITION TO ITS LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH PACIFIC SYMPHONY, THE CHORALE HAS PERFORMED WITH SUCH RENOWNED AMERICAN ENSEMBLES AS THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC, THE BOSTON SYMPHONY, THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY, SANDIEGO SYMPHONY, LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA, AND MUSICA ANGELICA. OTHER NOTED COLLABORATIONS WITHIN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY INCLUDE THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA, LONG BEACH SYMPHONY, PASADENA SYMPHONY, AND RIVERSIDE SYMPHONY. THE GRAMMY-AWARD-WINNING PACIFIC CHORALE CAN ALSO BE HEARD ON NUMEROUS RECORDINGS. CHORALE HAS PERFORMED WITH SUCH RENOWNED AMERICAN ENSEMBLES AS THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC, THE BOSTON SYMPHONY, THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY, SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY, LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA, AND MUSICA ANGELICA. OTHER NOTED COLLABORATIONS WITHIN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY INCLUDE THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL ORCHESTRA, LONGBEACH SYMPHONY, PASADENA SYMPHONY, AND RIVERSIDE SYMPHONY. PACIFIC CHORALE CAN ALSO BE HEARD ON NUMEROUS RECORDINGS.
Expenses $1,356,028 · Revenue $327,800
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SEE SCHEDULE OEDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE CENTRAL TO THE CHORALE'S VISION OF INSPIRING A LOVE OF CHORALE MUSIC AND LIFELONG LEARNING. PACIFIC CHORALE'S INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES HAVE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE ART OF CHORAL MUSIC AND THE MAGIC OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS FOR THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND ADULTS ANNUALLY, INCLUDING A CHORAL ACADEMY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS MODELED ON THE EL SISTEMA MOVEMENT; A CHORAL CAMP PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON PROVIDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH TRAINING IN MUSIC THEORY AND VOCAL PRODUCTION; A CHORAL FESTIVAL UNITING 400 SINGERS EACH SUMMER IN A FREE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE; INTRO TO THE ARTS AND PASSAGE TO THE ARTS, PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL DIRECTORS THAT ALLOW STUDENTS, AT-RISK YOUTH, AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO ATTEND PACIFIC CHORALE PERFORMANCES FREE OF CHARGE; COMPETITIONS AND MASTER CLASSES TO NURTURE THE TALENT OF YOUNG COMPOSERS; AND CONCERT PREVIEWS THAT PROVIDE DEEPER INSIGHT INTO THE CHORALE'S PERFORMANCE REPERTOIRE.
Expenses $636,110 · Revenue $206,470
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Robert IstadROBERT ISTAD
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $155,900
- From this org
- $155,900
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $155,900
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $155,900
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Thomas A PridonoffTHOMAS A PRIDONOFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marcia O'HernMARCIA O'HERN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael VantreaseMICHAEL VANTREASE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David BunkerDAVID BUNKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chris LindleyCHRIS LINDLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susan LindleySUSAN LINDLEY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mary A LyonsMARY A LYONS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stephane QuinnSTEPHANE QUINN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Craig SpringerCRAIG SPRINGER
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amanda WhitingAMANDA WHITING
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Richard J McNeilRICHARD J MCNEIL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ryan RatcliffRYAN RATCLIFF
ARTISTS' COUNCIL PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Li Hong WangLI HONG WANG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brian BatesBRIAN BATES
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Maria Hall-BrownMARIA HALL-BROWN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Julie VirjeeJULIE VIRJEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rhett Del CampoRHETT DEL CAMPO
PRESIDENT / CEO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
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Abby ManayeABBY MANAYE
CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $134,875
- From this org
- $126,255
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,620
- Hours/week
- 50
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Christopher A BrownCHRISTOPHER A BROWN
PRESIDENT / CEO-FORMER
- Total calculated
- $156,820
- From this org
- $154,094
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,726
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $154,094
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,726
- Filer's total
- $156,820
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $2,868,793
- Expenses
- $2,513,315
- Contributions
- $1,661,143
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $2,732,702
- Expenses
- $3,038,607
- Contributions
- $1,622,838
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,737,500
- Expenses
- $2,285,457
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,030,620
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,054,612
- Expenses
- $1,263,662
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,169,114
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,940,771
- Expenses
- $1,580,812
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,166,324
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,955,283
- Expenses
- $2,036,341
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,971,310
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,679,517
- Expenses
- $1,915,244
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,034,571
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,742,672
- Expenses
- $1,915,244
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,034,571
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,948,084
- Expenses
- $1,773,542
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,289,464
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,679,334
- Expenses
- $1,694,786
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,901,272
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$50,000
2024
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$20,000
2024 ARTS
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2025 GENERAL SUPPORT
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.