Demolay International

Analysis

Demolay International is a registered charity in United States, based in Lexington PK, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 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 December 2023, Demolay International reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $1.7m (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Demolay International sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Festival International de Louisiane ($1.7m), Pittsburgh Musical Theater ($1.7m) and Ditto Upscale Resale ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $263k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $246k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 5 employees.