Guardians of Sound Inc

Analysis

Guardians of Sound Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Guardians of Sound Inc reported income of $193k and spending of $212k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2017 to December 2023, income grew from $84k to $193k (+130%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Guardians of Sound Inc sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evotek Giving Foundation Inc ($193k), Sacramento Jazz Education Foundation ($193k) and Strawberry Theatre Workshop ($193k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 19% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $17k.