Manton Avenue Project

Analysis

Manton Avenue Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Providence, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 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 August 2023, Manton Avenue Project reported income of $136k and spending of $182k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2023, income fell from $224k to $136k (-39%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Manton Avenue Project sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Bow Group Inc ($136k), Siskiyou Arts Museum ($136k) and Organization for Texas Military Education ($136k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7,848 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $7,848.