Bottle Works-Ethnic Arts Center

Analysis

Bottle Works-Ethnic Arts Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Johnstown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 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, Bottle Works-Ethnic Arts Center reported income of $646k and spending of $503k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $646k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bottle Works-Ethnic Arts Center sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manidoo Ogitigaan ($646k), Broadway Oc Inc ($646k) and Varna International Music Academy ($646k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $144k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $170k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 5 employees.