Sweet Adelines International

Analysis

Sweet Adelines International is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Crescenta, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1955, 71 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 April 2023, Sweet Adelines International reported income of $148k and spending of $230k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2023, income grew from $39k to $148k (+282%), an average of +282% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 282%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sweet Adelines International sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heritage Hall Museum & Archives ($148k), Artwaves ($148k) and Windfall Dancers Inc ($148k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. At year end it held assets of $75k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $64k.