Sweet Relief Musicians Fund

Analysis

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Brea, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2026. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2021, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income grew from $1.2m to $2.2m (+83%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund 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 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lebanon Family Health Services Inc ($2.2m), Spectrum Home Health and Hospice Care Inc ($2.2m) and University Dental Associates ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $134k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $67, net assets of $2.9m.