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Nonprofit · EIN 93-2718275

CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC

Tax-exempt · CUYAHOGA FLS, OH 44221

Financials

$44K$22K2023$33K$26K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
July 31, 2025990-EZ$33,450$26,476$6,974$28,627–$28,627
July 31, 2024990-EZ$44,017$22,364$21,653$21,653–$21,653
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended July 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$32,271
Program service revenue
$1,050
Net income from fundraising events
$129

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$13,300
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$6,100
Other expenses
$7,076
Program services (functional)
$20,692

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$21,653
Total assets, end of year
$28,627
Total liabilities, end of year
–
Net assets, end of year
$28,627
Cash, savings and investments
$28,627
Gross receipts
$39,230

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-EZ for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EDWARD SHUREPRESIDENT20$0
DAN REYNOLDSVICE PRESIDE2$0
COLLEEN COYLE MILLERSECRETARY6$0
CLIFFORD PEARSONTREASURER2$0
MEREDITH SHOOPTRUSTEE2$0
990-EZ for the year ended July 31, 2024: 4 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EDWARD SHUREPRESIDENT20$0
DAN REYNOLDSVICE PRESIDE2$0
COLLEEN COYLE MILLERSECRETARY6$0
CLIFFORD PEARSONTREASURER2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
707 CHESTNUT BLVD, CUYAHOGA FLS, OH 44221-4517
Signed the 990-EZ
EDWARD SHURE, PRESIDENT
Phone
(330) 329-4148
Return prepared by
CRUM & COMPANY

Mission

SERVE THE NORTHEAST OHIO REGION BY PROVIDING CREATIVE CHORAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SINGERS OF ALL AGES AND AUDIENCES UTILIZING MUSIC FROM MULTIPLE GENRES. PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF LEARNING AND PERFORMING CHORAL MUSIC.

990-EZ for the year ended July 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS, INC., A 501(C)(3) ENTITY UNDER WHICH THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY COMMUNITY CHORUS AND CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHILDREN'S CHOIR FUNCTIONS, WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 1986 AS PART OF THE CUYAHOGA FALLS PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND KNOWN AS THE CUYAHOGA FALLS COMMUNITY CHORUS. IT STARTED AS A SMALL ENSEMBLE COMPOSED OF MOSTLY OLDER ADULTS WHO LOVED GATHERING TO SING TOGETHER. THE ENSEMBLE TRAVELED TO NURSING HOMES TO BRING MUSIC TO THOSE WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND PERFORMANCES IN MORE TRADITIONAL VENUES AND THEY PERFORMED IN A SMALL NUMBER OF PUBLIC VENUES. THE CHOIR'S SCOPE AND SIZE SLOWLY GREW OVER THE YEARS AND PUBLIC CONCERT VENUES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WERE ADDED. OVER THE COURSE OF ITS HISTORY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENJOYED STABILITY, LONGEVITY, AND A STRONG SENSE OF CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY - WITH ONLY FOUR DIRECTORS IN 39 YEARS. IN 2004, EDWARD ARTHUR "TED" SHURE BECAME THE FOURTH DIRECTOR AND IS CURRENTLY IN HIS 22ND SEASON. IN 2016, MR. SHURE APPOINTED COLLEEN COYLE MILLER TO THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR. HER PRIMARY ROLES INCLUDE COVERING REHEARSALS IN THE ABSENCE OF THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, REHEARSING AND PERFORMING SELECT PIECES ON THE CONCERT PROGRAMS, HANDLING MUCH OF THE OPERATIONAL DETAILS OF THE CHORUS, ASSISTING IN THE SELECTION OF MUSIC, AND SERVING ON THE CHORAL ARTS BOARD. THE PAST 22 YEARS HAVE SEEN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH FOR CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS. IN 2009 THE CHORUS ESTABLISHED A BIANNUAL CONCERT TRADITION AT ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN CHURCH IN CUYAHOGA FALLS AS REGULAR GUESTS OF THE CHURCH. THEY CONTINUED THE SPIRIT OF OUTREACH BY BRINGING MUSIC TO A GROWING NUMBER OF NURSING HOMES, RETIREMENT HOMES, AND ADULT DAYCARE CENTERS. THEY ADDED A BROAD ARRAY OF SPECIAL EVENTS THAT EXTENDED THEIR REACH ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO TO NEW AUDIENCES, ALL WHILE ENRICHING SINGERS IN NEW WAYS. THE TAG LINE FOR CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS IS "BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH MUSIC." WHILE THE TAG LINE WAS CREATED AS THE GROUP WENT NONPROFIT, THEY HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FOCUS ON SERVING OTHERS. CHORUS MEMBERS COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND BACKGROUNDS. SOME ARE GIFTED MUSICIANS AND OTHERS CAN'T READ A NOTE OF MUSIC. THERE ARE NO AUDITIONS FOR THIS GROUP. THEY BEGIN REHEARSALS AS INDIVIDUALS AND BY CONCERT TIME THEY ARE ONE ENSEMBLE MAKING MUSIC AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. AND, OF COURSE, THEY BRING AUDIENCES TOGETHER TO PARTICIPATE IN A BEAUTIFUL, SHARED EXPERIENCE. AS CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS GREW IN THESE BEAUTIFUL AND ORGANIC WAYS, THEIR INCORPORATION AS A 501(C)(3) WAS A NATURAL NEXT STEP. ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN CHURCH HAS PROVIDED A BEAUTIFUL HOME FOR REHEARSALS AND CONCERTS, ALONG WITH THE PROVISION OF OFFICE/LIBRARY SPACE. AGAINST THE STABLE BACKDROP OF CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP AND STRONG COMMUNITY CONNECTION THESE EXCITING NEW EVOLUTIONS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A LAUNCHPAD FOR INSPIRED GROWTH. "ANNUAL APPEARANCES BY THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY COMMUNITY CHORUS INCLUDE: "WINTER AND SPRING PERFORMANCES AT ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN CHURCH "SUMMIT COUNTY VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION "HOLIDAY TREE FESTIVAL - BENEFITTING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL "CUYAHOGA FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY "CUYAHOGA FALLS TREE LIGHTING "MAYOR'S EGG NOG GATHERING (FOR PREVIOUS MAYOR) "JOINT HOLIDAY CONCERTS WITH THE CUYAHOGA FALLS COMMUNITY BAND "CUYAHOGA FALLS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL CEREMONY "CUYAHOGA FALLS MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE CEREMONY "CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (NATIONAL ANTHEM) "AKRON RUBBER DUCKS (NATIONAL ANTHEM) "MESSIAH SING (A BIENNIAL PROJECT TO BENEFIT A CHARITY AND COLLABORATE WITH GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS AND PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA MEMBERS) "MULTIPLE APPEARANCES AT RETIREMENT/NURSING HOMES AND ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS SPECIAL APPEARANCES HAVE, OR WILL, INCLUDE: "PERFORMANCE FOR PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH DURING A VISIT TO CUYAHOGA FALLS AT THE INVITATION OF THE WHITE HOUSE "SUMMACARE SPIRIT OF AMERICA CONCERT BENEFITTING GOOD NEIGHBORS "GRAND OPENING OF BLOSSOM LIGHTS "WELCOME HOME CEREMONY FOR UNITED STATES MARINES "MULTIPLE VETERAN'S DAY PERFORMANCES "PERFORMANCE AT MUSIC AT WPC CONCERT SERIES (AT WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH) "COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCE WITH RENOWN SINGER/SONGWRITER, ANGIE HAZE "FEATURED IN NATIONALLY AIRED NETWORK TELEVISION COMMERCIAL "JOINT CONCERT WITH THE (THEN) STOW CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS (THE LATTER ALSO UNDER SHURE'S DIRECTION "PERFORMANCES AT PLAYHOUSE SQUARE IN THE OHIO STATE THEATRE "AMONG MANY OTHERS DURING THE 2026-2027 SEASON, CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHILDREN'S CHOIR, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2024- 2025 TO SERVE THE UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATION OF AKRON'S NORTH HILL COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A CHORAL/VOCAL OUTLET FOR CHILDREN AGES 8-12. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SEEK NEW WAYS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION. THE CHILDREN REHEARSE AND PERFORM AT URBAN VISION IN AKRON, THEY DO OUTREACH CONCERTS FOR SENIORS AND THEY SING SPECIAL MUSIC WITH THE ADULT CHORUS AT THEIR ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT. THE CHORUS HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS FROM BOTH LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM THE MAYOR TO STATE SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE. FROM ITS HOME IN CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO, CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS ENGAGES 45-50 SINGERS IN THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY COMMUNITY CHORUS AND REACHES OVER 30,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ANNUALLY, INCLUDING OUTREACH TO SENIORS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
    Expenses $20,692

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025July 31, 2026December 15, 2026Not due yet
2024July 31, 2025December 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023July 31, 2024December 16, 2024990-EZ on file

IRS record

EIN
93-2718275
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
2023
Accounting year ends
July
Files
Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
Assets (IRS master file)
$28,627
Income (IRS master file)
$39,230

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZJuly 2025$33,450$26,476$28,627IRS
990-EZJuly 2024$44,017$22,364$21,653XML

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 93-2718275).

Questions about CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC

What is the EIN of CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC is 93-2718275.
Is CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
Are donations to CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC file?
Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
When is the next return of CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended July 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC?
The 990-EZ for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does CUYAHOGA VALLEY CHORAL ARTS INC have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $33,450, expenses of $26,476 and total assets of $28,627 at year end.

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