Music From Bear Valley

Analysis

Music From Bear Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Bear Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1971, 55 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 September 2023, Music From Bear Valley reported income of $1.1m and spending of $634k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $454k to $1.1m (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 249%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Music From Bear Valley sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sacrmento History Alliance Inc ($1.1m), Urbanart Commission ($1.1m) and Moving Arts Espanola ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $142k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 34 employees.