Ojai Maestro

Analysis

Ojai Maestro is a registered charity in United States, based in Ojai, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2007, 19 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, Ojai Maestro reported income of $126k and spending of $160k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income grew from $70k to $126k (+81%), an average of +81% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ojai Maestro sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission City Swing ($126k), Greenville Symphony Society Inc ($127k) and Pennsylvania Chamber Symphony ($126k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 59% of the total. At year end it held assets of $23k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $3,939.