Barnsdall Arts

Analysis

Barnsdall Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 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 March 2024, Barnsdall Arts reported income of $171k and spending of $129k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income fell from $223k to $171k (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Barnsdall Arts sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elmahaba Center ($171k), Zintkala Luta ($171k) and Christopher Columbus Italian Society and United Brotherhood of ($171k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $86k. At year end it held assets of $568k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $568k. It reported 8 employees.