North Carolina Whirligig Festival

Analysis

North Carolina Whirligig Festival is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilson, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2011, 15 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, North Carolina Whirligig Festival reported income of $179k and spending of $172k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $177k to $179k (+1.1%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, North Carolina Whirligig Festival sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 49th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aim-Arts in McNairy ($179k), Portuguese Band of San Jose ($179k) and Prabashi Association of Greater Portland ($179k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 10% of the total. At year end it held assets of $41k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $41k.