Ovation School for the Performing Arts

Analysis

Ovation School for the Performing Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Upland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 December 2023, Ovation School for the Performing Arts reported income of $298k and spending of $449k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $220k to $298k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ovation School for the Performing Arts sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Society Daughters of the American Colonists ($298k), Cheltenham Township Art Centre ($298k) and Clarke Historical Museum ($298k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $183k. At year end it held assets of $51k against liabilities of $202k, net assets of -$151k. It reported 3 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.