Gamelan Sekar Jaya

Analysis

Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1984, 42 years ago. 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 December 2023, Gamelan Sekar Jaya reported income of $632k and spending of $307k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $224k to $632k (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 314%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Gamelan Sekar Jaya sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turning Point Center of Addisoncounty Inc ($632k), Iron Workers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund ($632k) and Canton Cable Access Corporation ($632k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $80k. It paid $6,844 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $245k, net assets of $1.7m.