Willamette Jazz Society

Analysis

Willamette Jazz Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Eugene, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2011, 15 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 December 2023, Willamette Jazz Society reported income of $424k and spending of $249k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $223k to $424k (+90%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Willamette Jazz Society sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orion Neighborhood Television Corp ($424k), Friends of the Farm at Hilltop Inc ($424k) and Yakima Music En Accion Yama ($424k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $38k. At year end it held assets of $507k against liabilities of $2,693, net assets of $505k. It reported 9 employees.