Bricolage

Analysis

Bricolage is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2001, 25 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 December 2023, Bricolage reported income of $194k and spending of $324k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $194k (-85%), an average of -37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bricolage sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carl Cherry Foundation ($194k), Metropolitan Youth Symphony Inc ($194k) and Civic Center Performing Arts Foundation Inc ($194k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (35% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14k. At year end it held assets of $445k against liabilities of $110k, net assets of $335k. It reported 8 employees.