Ordo Templi Orientis

Analysis

Ordo Templi Orientis is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1982, 44 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending February 2023, Ordo Templi Orientis reported income of $222k and spending of $162k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2023, income fell from $259k to $222k (-14%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 328%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ordo Templi Orientis sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sports Reach Inc ($222k), Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association ($222k) and Plan New Hampshire-The Foundation for Shaping the Built Environment ($222k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $27k (17% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $3.0m.