Washington Wine and Cheese Seminar

Analysis

Washington Wine and Cheese Seminar is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1983, 43 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 December 2023, Washington Wine and Cheese Seminar reported income of $62k and spending of $66k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $39k to $62k (+61%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Washington Wine and Cheese Seminar sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sebring Historical Society Inc ($62k), Colorado Authors Hall of Fame ($62k) and Quilt Guild of Greater Houston ($62k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $12k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $12k.