Rekindle the Spirit

Analysis

Rekindle the Spirit is a registered charity in United States, based in Canton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Rekindle the Spirit reported income of $85k and spending of $113k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $70k to $85k (+21%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 243% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rekindle the Spirit sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soundwaves Port Chester Inc ($85k), Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Company ($85k) and Pennsylvania Anthropomorphics West ($85k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 79% of the total. At year end it held assets of $16k against liabilities of $58, net assets of $16k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.