River City Brass Band

Analysis

River City Brass Band is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1982, 44 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 June 2023, River City Brass Band reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.3m (+0.8%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, River City Brass Band sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ballet Theatre of Boston Inc ($1.3m), Musicianship Inc ($1.3m) and Martin Auto Museum Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $632k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $84k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 73 employees.