Mission
The Kansas City Women's Chorus is Kansas City's only regional women's chorus inspiring through performance, embracing diversity, and advocating social justice. Our Mission The Kansas City Women's Chorus is a catalyst for change, pushing ourselves and our audiences beyond what is thought possible. Simply singing is not enough.
Ruling year
2001
Executive Director
Emily Marrin
Main address
3501 Campbell Street
Kansas City, MO 64109 USA
EIN
43-1874616
NTEE code
Singing Choral (A6B)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (A01)
Women's Rights (R24)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Sign in or create an account to view Form(s) 990 for 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Register now
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Performance
The Kansas City Women's Chorus performs two major concerts and one smaller showcase a year for charity, as well as a free educational concert for middle school aged children in the spring. The Chorus may also perform several small performances for charitable occasions.
Music
In addition to performance production, revenue goes toward music purchases and copyright compliance for the women's chorus for rehearsal and performances during the year.
Heartsong
Heartsong is an auditioned group of singers who perform a variety of musical styles, a cappella as part of our main stage concerts, as well as other Chorus, community and charitable events. They serve as ambassadors to the community.
Community Partnership
The Chorus supports advocacy of social justice both through music and developing musical and/or philanthropic partnerships with other community organizations. The Chorus may sing with another musical organization or work on musical projects together. The Chorus may corporately provide cash and in-kind donations, or may encourage members to do so, for partner organizations.
Where we work
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Kansas City Women’s Chorus (KCWC) is Kansas City’s only regional women’s chorus inspiring through performance, embracing diversity, and advocating social justice, focusing on women’s and children’s issues. We are dedicated to delivering high quality, inspiring, and entertaining choral performances; supporting the community through volunteer service; and celebrating the diversity of Chorus members who are and identify as straight, gay, married and single women of many ages, races, ethnicities, creeds, income levels and physical abilities.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
-
Who are the people you serve with your mission?
As a performing arts organization advocating for social justice through our musical mission, we serve the entire community of the Kansas City metropolitan area through musical performance. During the season, KCWC produces larger concerts for the general public, and smaller ensemble performances to select audiences by special arrangement. We also serve our non-singing and singing membership, who benefit from KCWC's musical practices and welcoming, inclusive culture.
-
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys,
-
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
-
With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board,
-
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive,
-
What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
Financials
Unlock nonprofit financial insights that will help you make more informed decisions. Try our monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights?
Learn more
about GuideStar Pro.
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
SubscribeBuild relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
SubscribeBuild relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.
- Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
- Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
- Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations
Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.
KANSAS CITY WOMENS CHORUS
Board of directorsas of 9/26/2021
Uli Schneider
Emily Marrin
Creative Wave Marketing & Communications
Uli Schneider
Kansas City Public Schools
Joan Maxwell
Social Security Administration, Retired
Marjie Foster
Forte Marketing & Public Relations
Kristin Raven
LPL Financial
Maggie Doedtman
Stinson/Leonard/Street LLP
Payton Kelly
Payton Kelly Creative
Tracy Prince
Polsinelli
Timothy Stuber
Hostess Brands
Ann Linnan-Smith
Literacy KC
Board leadership practices
GuideStar worked with BoardSource, the national leader in nonprofit board leadership and governance, to create this section.
-
Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? GuideStar partnered on this section with CHANGE Philanthropy and Equity in the Center.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.
Equity strategies
Last updated: 11/14/2019GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Thanks for signing up!
An email has been sent to the address you provided. Click on the link in that email to get more GuideStar Nonprofit Profile data today!
(Don't see an email in your inbox? Click here to resend it.)
GuideStar Pro Reports
Report successfully added to your cart!
Want more data?
A GuideStar Pro report containing the following information is available for this organization:
- Financial data for the most recent year (2020)*
- Letter of Determination
- Officer and/or Employee data for 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
- Contractor and/or Paid Preparer data for 2020, 2019
- Board of Directors data for 2021
- *with the ability to download the data for 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
Download it now for $125.
Need the ability to download nonprofit data and more advanced search options?Consider a Pro Search subscription.