North Charleston Pops

Analysis

North Charleston Pops is a registered charity in United States, based in N Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 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 June 2023, North Charleston Pops reported income of $261k and spending of $293k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $332k to $261k (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, North Charleston Pops sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Inc ($261k), Knights of Indulgence Theatre United States ($261k) and Public Radio Satellite Interconnection System Charitable ($261k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $23k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $31k. At year end it held assets of $102k against liabilities of $116k, net assets of -$14k.

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.