Blue Deer Center

Analysis

Blue Deer Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Margaretville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 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, Blue Deer Center reported income of $281k and spending of $395k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $789k to $281k (-64%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Blue Deer Center sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Turneffe Atoll Inc ($281k), Dripping Springs Band Boosters Inc ($281k) and Collide Theatrical Dance Company ($281k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $122k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $867k, net assets of $273k. It reported 2 employees.