Sweet Adelines International

Analysis

Sweet Adelines International is a registered charity in United States, based in East Lansing, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1955, 71 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 April 2024, Sweet Adelines International reported income of $57k and spending of $53k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2024, income grew from $46k to $57k (+22%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sweet Adelines International sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 21st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Port Summer Show ($57k), Atlanta Civil War Round Table Inc ($57k) and Beaufort Pirate Invasion Inc ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $134k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $120k.