Pocono Arts Council

Analysis

Pocono Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Stroudsburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1978, 48 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 September 2023, Pocono Arts Council reported income of $141k and spending of $197k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $243k to $141k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pocono Arts Council sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Performers International ($141k), Association for Gravestone Studies ($141k) and Denizen Theatre Inc ($141k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $37k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $561k against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $461k. It reported 8 employees.