Urban Sketchers

Analysis

Urban Sketchers is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Urban Sketchers reported income of $196k and spending of $187k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $317k to $196k (-38%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2936%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Urban Sketchers 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 56th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Naval Helicopter Association Historical Society Inc ($196k), Rise Up ($196k) and Starkville Area Arts Council Inc ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $265k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $265k.