Spectordance

Analysis

Spectordance is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmel, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1996, 30 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 August 2023, Spectordance reported income of $169k and spending of $100k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $336k to $169k (-50%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Spectordance sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Chamber Singers ($169k), Santa Barbara Strings ($169k) and Lucille Tack Center for the Arts Inc ($169k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $163k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $163k.