American Guild of Organists Ago

Analysis

American Guild of Organists Ago is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1955, 71 years ago. 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 August 2023, American Guild of Organists Ago reported income of $1.6m and spending of $3.0m, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $16.4m to $1.6m (-90%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Guild of Organists Ago sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence ($1.6m), Murray Ridge Production Center Inc ($1.6m) and Oar of Fairfax County Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $226k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $910k. At year end it held assets of $25.5m against liabilities of $703k, net assets of $24.8m. It reported 14 employees.