Spontaneous Celebrations Inc

Analysis

Spontaneous Celebrations Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamaica Plain, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Spontaneous Celebrations Inc reported income of $194k and spending of $231k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $323k to $194k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Spontaneous Celebrations Inc sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pennsylvania Route 6 Alliance ($194k), Jacksonville Main St ($194k) and Southeast Economic Development Fund Inc ($194k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $95k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 4 employees.