Oregon Repertory Singers

Analysis

Oregon Repertory Singers is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1976, 50 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 June 2023, Oregon Repertory Singers reported income of $1.3m and spending of $678k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $430k to $1.3m (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Oregon Repertory Singers sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brain Injury Center ($1.3m), Cantus ($1.3m) and Portland Institute for Contemporary Art ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $227k. It paid $64k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 13 employees.