Balmoral School of Highland Piping

Analysis

Balmoral School of Highland Piping is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1992, 34 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 school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Balmoral School of Highland Piping reported income of $236k and spending of $221k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $239k to $236k (-1.3%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 36%. 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, Balmoral School of Highland Piping sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Litalo American Foundation ($236k), Chicago Collections Consortium Inc NFP ($236k) and Cabots Museum Foundation ($236k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $91k. At year end it held assets of $139k against liabilities of $3,038, net assets of $136k. It reported 3 employees.