Pulse Percussion Organization

Analysis

Pulse Percussion Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 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 September 2023, Pulse Percussion Organization reported income of $282k and spending of $299k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $219k to $282k (+29%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pulse Percussion Organization sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Clara Valley Performing Arts Association ($282k), Great Plains Theatre Inc ($282k) and Iowa Historical Foundation ($282k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. At year end it held assets of $46k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $46k.

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.