Worcester County Light Opera Club

Analysis

Worcester County Light Opera Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Worcester, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1953, 73 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Worcester County Light Opera Club reported income of $116k and spending of $65k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $67k to $116k (+72%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Worcester County Light Opera Club sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 47th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($116k), Brandywine Warriors Inc ($116k) and St John Ministry of Care ($116k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 59% of the total. At year end it held assets of $303k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $303k.