Diablo Symphony Association

Analysis

Diablo Symphony Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1965, 61 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 December 2023, Diablo Symphony Association reported income of $242k and spending of $155k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $35k to $242k (+601%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Diablo Symphony Association sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waldensian Heritage Foundation Inc ($242k), Four County Players Inc ($242k) and Veterans to Farmers ($242k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $78k. At year end it held assets of $284k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $284k. It reported 11 employees.