Gotham Early Music Scene

Analysis

Gotham Early Music Scene is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2007, 19 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 June 2023, Gotham Early Music Scene reported income of $975k and spending of $964k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $688k to $975k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gotham Early Music Scene sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Center for the Research of Early Christian Documents ($975k), Central West Ballet ($975k) and Nevada County Cultural Preservation Trust ($975k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $122k. At year end it held assets of $426k against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $350k. It reported 20 employees.