Marquette Area Blues Society

Analysis

Marquette Area Blues Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Marquette, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 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, Marquette Area Blues Society reported income of $95k and spending of $85k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $104k to $95k (-9.2%), an average of -9.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Marquette Area Blues Society 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 35th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mariemont Players Inc ($95k), Ladies Musical Club ($95k) and Theatre of Note ($95k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $116k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $116k.