Orange Show Foundation

Analysis

Orange Show Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1982, 44 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 2022, Orange Show Foundation reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.5m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $596k to $2.9m (+379%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Orange Show Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Civic Lubbock Inc ($2.9m), Riverpark Center Inc ($2.9m) and Seeding Labs a Non Profit Corporation ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $151k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $309k. It paid $117k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 22 employees.