A Sign of the Times of the Carolinas

Analysis

A Sign of the Times of the Carolinas is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlotte, NC. 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, A Sign of the Times of the Carolinas reported income of $60k and spending of $61k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $76k to $60k (-21%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, A Sign of the Times of the Carolinas sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 21st percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Organization for Arts and Leadership ($60k), Metabolomics Association of North America ($60k) and Washington Community Theatre ($60k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 14% of the total. At year end it held assets of $18k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $18k.