Columbus Philharmonic Guild Inc

Analysis

Columbus Philharmonic Guild Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1965, 61 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 2024, Columbus Philharmonic Guild Inc reported income of $754k and spending of $769k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $1.2m to $754k (-38%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbus Philharmonic Guild Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Thurber House Incorporated ($754k), Bendfilm ($754k) and Arlington Community Media Inc ($754k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $381k. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 143 employees.