Sweet Adelines International

Analysis

Sweet Adelines International is a registered charity in United States, based in St Louis Park, MN. 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 $54k and spending of $65k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2024, income fell from $76k to $54k (-29%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 17th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mississippi Historical Society 100 S State St ($54k), San Francisco International Boogie Woogie Festival ($54k) and Milan 54 Inc ($54k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.7% and program service revenue 13% of the total. At year end it held assets of $167k against liabilities of $9,836, net assets of $157k.