The Louisville Leopard Persussionist

Analysis

The Louisville Leopard Persussionist is a registered charity in United States, based in Louisville, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 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, The Louisville Leopard Persussionist reported income of $377k and spending of $288k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $146k to $377k (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Louisville Leopard Persussionist sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miller Art Center Foundation Inc ($377k), Oregon Black Pioneers Corporation ($377k) and Delaware County Historical Association ($376k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $61k. At year end it held assets of $525k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $525k. It reported 2 employees.