Orpheus Club of Philadelphia

Analysis

Orpheus Club of Philadelphia is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2013, 13 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 May 2023, Orpheus Club of Philadelphia reported income of $495k and spending of $577k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income grew from $414k to $495k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Orpheus Club of Philadelphia sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aimusic US ($495k), Historic Rugby Inc ($495k) and Situation Project Inc ($495k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.7% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $25k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $995k. It reported 5 employees.