Motor City Brass Band

Analysis

Motor City Brass Band is a registered charity in United States, based in Southfield, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 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 September 2023, Motor City Brass Band reported income of $59k and spending of $63k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income grew from $45k to $59k (+32%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Motor City Brass Band sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pontian Society Pontos Norwalk Inc ($59k), Little Theater Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania ($59k) and Impossible Players Inc ($59k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 28% of the total. At year end it held assets of $54k against liabilities of $2,200, net assets of $52k.