Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation

Analysis

Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Snowmass VLG, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1974, 52 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 December 2023, Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation reported income of $7.8m and spending of $6.7m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $7.8m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 61%. 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, Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Public Radio Arizona ($7.8m), National Museum of Mathematics ($7.9m) and Zachary Scott Theater Center ($7.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $632k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $19.6m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $18.6m. It reported 65 employees.