Harrisburg Symphony Association

Analysis

Harrisburg Symphony Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1960, 66 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 June 2024, Harrisburg Symphony Association reported income of $4.5m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $3.3m to $4.5m (+33%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Harrisburg Symphony Association sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Documentary Inc ($4.5m), Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation ($4.5m) and City Springs Theatre Company ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $337k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.1m against liabilities of $975k, net assets of $13.2m. It reported 268 employees.