Becket Arts Center of the Hilltowns

Analysis

Becket Arts Center of the Hilltowns is a registered charity in United States, based in Becket, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1971, 55 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 December 2023, Becket Arts Center of the Hilltowns reported income of $158k and spending of $153k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $124k to $158k (+28%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Becket Arts Center of the Hilltowns sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cahiers D Art Institute ($158k), Seattle Young Artists Music Festival Association ($158k) and Distinguished Flying Cross Society ($158k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 9.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $206k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $167k.