Rogue Valley Symphony Association

Analysis

Rogue Valley Symphony Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1969, 57 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 2023, Rogue Valley Symphony Association reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rogue Valley Symphony Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wilford Woodruff Papers Foundation ($1.5m), Karuna Center for Peace Building ($1.5m) and Stage West Theatre ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $427k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $280k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 153 employees.