Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association

Analysis

Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Vista, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1969, 57 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $999k to $1.3m (+26%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorrance Dance Incorporated ($1.3m), One Arts Inc ($1.3m) and Rino Gives Back ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.6% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $75k. At year end it held assets of $544k against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $488k. It reported 1 employees.