Jamaica Plain Arts Council Inc

Analysis

Jamaica Plain Arts Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamaica Plain, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1986, 40 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, Jamaica Plain Arts Council Inc reported income of $57k and spending of $58k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $62k to $57k (-7.3%), an average of -7.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jamaica Plain Arts Council Inc sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra Inc ($57k), Houston Tamil Studies Chair Inc ($57k) and Grosse Pointe Garden Center Inc ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $94k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $94k.