Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts

Analysis

Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Scotland, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1989, 37 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, Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts reported income of $216k and spending of $155k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $254k to $216k (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Egyptin Theatre Preservation Association ($216k), P W Litchfield Heritage Center ($216k) and Umatilla County Historical Society ($216k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $29k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $331k against liabilities of $2,094, net assets of $328k. It reported 4 employees.