Sweet Adelines International

Analysis

Sweet Adelines International is a registered charity in United States, based in Ada, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1955, 71 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 April 2024, Sweet Adelines International reported income of $125k and spending of $151k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2024, income fell from $160k to $125k (-22%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sweet Adelines International sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sickles High School Band Boosters Inc ($125k), Black Hills Studios of the Arts ($125k) and Poway Symphony Orchestra Foundation ($125k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.8% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $151k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $151k.