Lynden Performing Arts Guild

Analysis

Lynden Performing Arts Guild is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynden, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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, Lynden Performing Arts Guild reported income of $92k and spending of $104k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $110k to $92k (-16%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lynden Performing Arts Guild sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mariachi Craze ($92k), Weekend of Chamber Music Inc ($92k) and Maui Classical Music Festival ($92k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% and program service revenue 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $225k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $225k.