Media Arts Council

Analysis

Media Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Media, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 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 December 2023, Media Arts Council reported income of $324k and spending of $367k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $321k to $324k (+0.8%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Media Arts Council sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include RBH Center Inc ($324k), Amador Livermore Valley Historical ($324k) and Saline County Agricultural Society Inc ($324k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $64k. At year end it held assets of $95k against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $2,378. It reported 14 employees.