Santa Cecilia Opera and Orchestra Association

Analysis

Santa Cecilia Opera and Orchestra Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1998, 28 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 August 2023, Santa Cecilia Opera and Orchestra Association reported income of $1.2m and spending of $502k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $428k to $1.2m (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Santa Cecilia Opera and Orchestra Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Council on Economic Education ($1.2m), Japanese Language Advancement School of Dallas Inc ($1.2m) and Northwest Film Forum ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $77k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 4 employees.