Aurora Chorus Inc

Analysis

Aurora Chorus Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 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 2024, Aurora Chorus Inc reported income of $102k and spending of $133k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $27k to $102k (+279%), an average of +95% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 256%. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Aurora Chorus Inc sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opera Wilmington NC Inc ($102k), Curtain Call Performing Company Inc ($102k) and Maine Military Museum and Learning Center ($102k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 82% of the total. At year end it held assets of $22k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $11k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.