Manchester Craftsmens Guild

Analysis

Manchester Craftsmens Guild is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1972, 54 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 June 2023, Manchester Craftsmens Guild reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.3m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $2.5m (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Manchester Craftsmens Guild sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of The@coastal Arts Pavilion at Freeman Park Inc ($2.5m), New Jersey Policy Perspective Inc ($2.5m) and The Appel Farm Arts and Music Center ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $812k. At year end it held assets of $15.1m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $12.9m. It reported 18 employees.