Cantata Singers Inc

Analysis

Cantata Singers Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 June 2024, Cantata Singers Inc reported income of $643k and spending of $611k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $923k to $643k (-30%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cantata Singers Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sierra Madre Playhouse ($643k), Garrison Art Center ($643k) and Oregon Contemporary Theatre ($643k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 7.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $240k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $7,436, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 7 employees.