West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

Analysis

West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 August 2023, West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance reported income of $1.1m and spending of $831k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2023, income grew from $301k to $1.1m (+262%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 981%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anchorage Symphony Orchestra ($1.1m), Note-Ables Booster Club ($1.1m) and Economic Development & Financing Corporation ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $132k. At year end it held assets of $662k against liabilities of $132k, net assets of $530k. It reported 2 employees.