Refugee Choir Project

Analysis

Refugee Choir Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Tacoma, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 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, Refugee Choir Project reported income of $434k and spending of $477k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $323k to $434k (+34%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Refugee Choir Project sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newlife Behavior International ($434k), Cyt Tri-Valley Inc ($434k) and Shantikunj of North America Center for Holistic Wellness ($434k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $362k. At year end it held assets of $129k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $129k. It reported 6 employees.