Blue Ridge Arts Council

Analysis

Blue Ridge Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Seneca, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 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 June 2024, Blue Ridge Arts Council reported income of $72k and spending of $55k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income grew from $67k to $72k (+7.4%), an average of +7.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Blue Ridge Arts Council sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include FCD Chinese School Inc ($72k), Boston Minstrel Company Charitable TR ($72k) and Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum Inc ($72k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 48% of the total. At year end it held assets of $206k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $206k.