Bucks County Symphony Society

Analysis

Bucks County Symphony Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Doylestown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1975, 51 years ago. 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 2023, Bucks County Symphony Society reported income of $215k and spending of $245k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $162k to $215k (+32%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bucks County Symphony Society sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Tuscaloosa Inc ($215k), Broken Wall Project ($215k) and World Leisure & Recreation Association Inc ($215k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 46% of the total. At year end it held assets of $60k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $60k.