Music on the Half Shell

Analysis

Music on the Half Shell is a registered charity in United States, based in Roseburg, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 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, Music on the Half Shell reported income of $182k and spending of $159k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $153k to $182k (+19%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Music on the Half Shell sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Into Light Inc ($182k), Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center ($182k) and The Deanery School of Music ($182k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $255k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $255k.