Darlington Fine Arts Center Inc

Analysis

Darlington Fine Arts Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Garnet Valley, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1979, 47 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 school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Darlington Fine Arts Center Inc reported income of $666k and spending of $757k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $876k to $666k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Darlington Fine Arts Center Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gwichin Steering Committee ($666k), Anaheim Ballet ($666k) and Minnesota Fringe Festival ($666k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $185k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $249k, net assets of $954k. It reported 12 employees.