Piedmont Choirs

Analysis

Piedmont Choirs is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Piedmont Choirs reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.8m (+9.7%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Piedmont Choirs sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music Masters Collective Inc ($1.8m), Copper Canyon Press ($1.8m) and Arts District Los Angeles ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $205k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $583k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $532k, net assets of $848k. It reported 64 employees.