Portland Baroque Orchestra

Analysis

Portland Baroque Orchestra is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 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, Portland Baroque Orchestra reported income of $891k and spending of $1.1m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $996k to $891k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Portland Baroque Orchestra sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Common Chord ($890k), First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House ($891k) and Calfee Community and Cultural Center Inc ($890k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $445k. At year end it held assets of $867k against liabilities of $544k, net assets of $323k. It reported 27 employees.