Pella Opera House Commission

Analysis

Pella Opera House Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Pella, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1988, 38 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 June 2023, Pella Opera House Commission reported income of $466k and spending of $624k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $657k to $466k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pella Opera House Commission sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skidmark Cle ($466k), Childrens Legacy Theater Inc ($467k) and Riverside Arts Council ($466k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $158k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $8,326, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 11 employees.