Brazos Chamber Orchestra

Analysis

Brazos Chamber Orchestra is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleburne, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 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 September 2024, Brazos Chamber Orchestra reported income of $75k and spending of $65k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2024, income grew from $51k to $75k (+46%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Brazos Chamber Orchestra sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thursday Musical ($75k), Story City Historical Society ($75k) and Raton Arts & Humanities Council Inc ($75k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $22k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $22k.