New York Foundation for the Arts Inc

Analysis

New York Foundation for the Arts Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1994, 32 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 June 2023, New York Foundation for the Arts Inc reported income of $15.1m and spending of $15.6m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.5m to $15.1m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, New York Foundation for the Arts Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Sturbridge Inc ($15.1m), Houston Public Media Foundation ($15.1m) and Project Liberty Institute ($15.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $645k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $14.7m against liabilities of $6.9m, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 31 employees.