Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Inc

Analysis

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1974, 52 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 August 2023, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Inc reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $3.7m (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Chamber Orchestra Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Over the Rainbow Butterfly Garden Inc ($3.7m), Cape Arts & Entertainment Inc ($3.7m) and Sarcoma Foundation of America Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $308k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $508k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 138 employees.