San Diego Early Music Society

Analysis

San Diego Early Music Society is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1984, 42 years ago. 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, San Diego Early Music Society reported income of $252k and spending of $185k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $175k to $252k (+44%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, San Diego Early Music Society sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association for Animal Rights Inc ($252k), Catholic Charities Foundation of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Inc ($252k) and Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($252k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $309k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $309k. It reported 3 employees.