Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Inc

Analysis

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1947, 79 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 school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $4.1m, spending 186% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.8m to $2.2m (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Railroad Museum Inc ($2.2m), Vertuelab ($2.2m) and Opera Orlando Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $401k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $40.6m against liabilities of $232k, net assets of $40.4m. It reported 70 employees.