Jacob Burns Film Center Inc

Analysis

Jacob Burns Film Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pleasantville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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, Jacob Burns Film Center Inc reported income of $6.4m and spending of $7.7m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $8.8m to $6.4m (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jacob Burns Film Center Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NTC Foundation ($6.4m), Town Hall Foundation Inc ($6.4m) and Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $454k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $50.4m against liabilities of $5.5m, net assets of $44.9m. It reported 101 employees.