Demolay International

Analysis

Demolay International is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. 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 $81k and spending of $80k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $18k to $81k (+341%), an average of +110% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 391%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 31st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Me Dance Inc ($81k), Experimental Film Virginia ($81k) and The Friends of Chamber Music of Reading Inc ($81k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $33k against liabilities of $6,369, net assets of $26k.