Belfast Maskers

Analysis

Belfast Maskers is a registered charity in United States, based in Belfast, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 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, Belfast Maskers reported income of $87k and spending of $77k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $74k to $87k (+17%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Belfast Maskers sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 26th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Venice Canals Association ($87k), Knoxville Choral Society Inc ($87k) and The Prologue Society Inc ($87k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 59% of the total. At year end it held assets of $304k against liabilities of $161k, net assets of $143k.