Chester County Pops Orchestra

Analysis

Chester County Pops Orchestra is a registered charity in United States, based in West Chester, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 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 (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, Chester County Pops Orchestra reported income of $93k and spending of $62k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $52k to $93k (+77%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chester County Pops Orchestra sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Middlesex County Historical Society ($93k), Houston Masterworks Chorus Inc ($93k) and Lauderdale Lakes Aqua Skiers Inc ($93k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 27% of the total. At year end it held assets of $73k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $73k.