Artula Institute for Art and Environmental Education

Analysis

Artula Institute for Art and Environmental Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Bandon, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Artula Institute for Art and Environmental Education reported income of $944k and spending of $1.2m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $686k to $944k (+38%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Artula Institute for Art and Environmental Education sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earth Economics ($944k), Equitable Origin Inc ($946k) and Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition ($941k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $328k (28% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $587k against liabilities of $159k, net assets of $428k. It reported 10 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.