Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale

Analysis

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1983, 43 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 2023, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale reported income of $2.1m and spending of $5.3m, spending 246% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $2.1m (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Success Institute ($2.1m), Polaris Research Institute Inc ($2.1m) and Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Educational Museum Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $748k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 142 employees.

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.