Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association

Analysis

Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Hood River, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 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 June 2024, Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association reported income of $169k and spending of $171k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income grew from $138k to $169k (+22%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association 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 50th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound ($169k), Bartlett Historical Society ($169k) and Emerson Band Booster Club ($169k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 35% of the total. At year end it held assets of $133k against liabilities of $30, net assets of $133k.