Spreckels Organ Society

Analysis

Spreckels Organ Society is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1992, 34 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, Spreckels Organ Society reported income of $896k and spending of $423k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $763k to $896k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Spreckels Organ Society sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anchorage Opera Company ($896k), Greenhouse Theater Center NFP ($896k) and Wyoming Dinosaur Center ($895k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $157k (37% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $1,480, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 2 employees.