Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra

Analysis

Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1981, 45 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 July 2024, Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra reported income of $300k and spending of $397k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2024, income grew from $275k to $300k (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Berkeley Community Chorus & Orchestra sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Corvallis Youth Symphony Association ($300k), Rocky Mountain Honor Flight ($300k) and Vietnamese American Organization - Vao ($299k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $237k. At year end it held assets of $456k against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $401k. It reported 64 employees.