Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh

Analysis

Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1951, 75 years ago. 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 June 2023, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh reported income of $388k and spending of $435k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $531k to $388k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abilene Library Consortium ($388k), Texas Food & Wine Alliance ($388k) and Kadima ($388k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $103k. At year end it held assets of $304k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $287k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.