Washington Bach Consort

Analysis

Washington Bach Consort is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1978, 48 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, Washington Bach Consort reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.7m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.4m (+8.0%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Washington Bach Consort sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center ($1.4m), West Virginia Public Broadcasting Foundation Inc ($1.4m) and Napo Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $541k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $477k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 8 employees.