Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts

Analysis

Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Cooksburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1984, 42 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 December 2023, Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts reported income of $397k and spending of $128k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $163k to $397k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sausalito Center for the Arts ($397k), American Cello Institute Incorporated ($398k) and Inlet Dance Theatre ($397k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $393k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $393k. It reported 5 employees.