Arlington Community Media Inc

Analysis

Arlington Community Media Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2005, 21 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 June 2023, Arlington Community Media Inc reported income of $754k and spending of $842k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $921k to $754k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arlington Community Media Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Inc ($754k), The Thurber House Incorporated ($754k) and Museum & Gallery Inc ($754k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $399k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 12 employees.