Arts Ignite Inc

Analysis

Arts Ignite Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Arts Ignite Inc reported income of $962k and spending of $1.2m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $962k (-8.6%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arts Ignite 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 79th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts Council of Johnson County ($962k), Ohio Designer-Craftsmen ($963k) and Princeton Garden Theater ($962k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $311k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $312k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $185k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 15 employees.