Arlington Center for the Arts Inc

Analysis

Arlington Center for the Arts Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1990, 36 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Arlington Center for the Arts Inc reported income of $920k and spending of $934k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $748k to $920k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arlington Center for the Arts Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tacoma Little Theatre & Drama League ($920k), Beverly Hills Performing Arts Center Inc ($921k) and Theatre of the Oppressed NYC ($920k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $499k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $267k, net assets of $840k. It reported 76 employees.