Allegro the Chamber Orchestra of Lancaster

Analysis

Allegro the Chamber Orchestra of Lancaster is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 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 August 2023, Allegro the Chamber Orchestra of Lancaster reported income of $184k and spending of $281k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income fell from $304k to $184k (-39%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Allegro the Chamber Orchestra of Lancaster sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 50th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The East Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association ($184k), Ridgefield Guild of Artists ($184k) and Arthatch ($184k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $72k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $53k.