Music Camps at Wallowa Lake

Analysis

Music Camps at Wallowa Lake is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Grande, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 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, Music Camps at Wallowa Lake reported income of $206k and spending of $201k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $113k to $206k (+82%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Music Camps at Wallowa Lake sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum Inc ($205k), 1888 Message Study Committee ($206k) and Just Facts Inc ($205k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $58k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $41k.