Valley Youth Orchestra

Analysis

Valley Youth Orchestra is a registered charity in United States, based in Delta, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 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 June 2024, Valley Youth Orchestra reported income of $76k and spending of $44k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2024, income grew from $56k to $76k (+37%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Valley Youth 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 30th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgetown Art Works ($76k), San Gennaro Foundation-Seattle ($76k) and Lake States Railway Historical Association Inc ($76k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $82k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $82k.