The Baker Street Irregulars

Analysis

The Baker Street Irregulars is a registered charity in United States, based in Pebble Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 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 December 2023, The Baker Street Irregulars reported income of $245k and spending of $163k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $253k to $245k (-3.1%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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 Baker Street Irregulars sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York Theatre Barn Incorporated ($245k), Pioneer Bluffs Foundation Inc ($245k) and Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Inc ($245k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.0% and program service revenue 72% of the total. At year end it held assets of $638k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $638k.