Telluride Society for Jazz

Analysis

Telluride Society for Jazz is a registered charity in United States, based in Telluride, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1992, 34 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 2023, Telluride Society for Jazz reported income of $986k and spending of $948k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $738k to $986k (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 2327%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Telluride Society for Jazz sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Perseverance Theatre Incorporated ($986k), Artportunity Knocks ($986k) and St Patricks Day Foundation NYC ($986k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $134k against liabilities of $600, net assets of $133k. It reported 85 employees.