Music of the Baroque Concert Series Inc

Analysis

Music of the Baroque Concert Series Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1975, 51 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Music of the Baroque Concert Series Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.8m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 of the Baroque Concert Series Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Americans for Prosperity Foundation ($2.8m), Music Changing Lives ($2.8m) and American Federation of Arts Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $300k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $703k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 163 employees.