Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association

Analysis

Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Davenport, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1953, 73 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, Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.1m (+21%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Museum of Contemporary Art Inc ($3.1m), Asia-Northwest Cultural Education Association ($3.1m) and Boca Raton Historical Society Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $352k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $601k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 274 employees.