Music Appreciation Society

Analysis

Music Appreciation Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Music Appreciation Society reported income of $50k and spending of $24k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $2,500 to $50k (+1900%), an average of +1900% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1900%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Music Appreciation Society sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 19th percentile, and in the 17th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shine Foundation Inc ($50k), Smart-Yap Worldwide Corporation ($50k) and Starfish Accelerator Foundation ($50k).

At year end it held assets of $29k against liabilities of $398, net assets of $28k.