Operation Song

Analysis

Operation Song is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Operation Song reported income of $456k and spending of $485k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $226k to $456k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Operation Song 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 70th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delaware State Police Museum Inc ($456k), Historic Mother Emanuel Amec Foundation ($456k) and Pan African Center for Empowerment Inc ($456k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $139k. At year end it held assets of $392k against liabilities of $8,922, net assets of $383k. It reported 5 employees.