Arms Wide Open

Analysis

Arms Wide Open is a registered charity in United States, based in El Cajon, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2013, 13 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, Arms Wide Open reported income of $609k and spending of $490k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $309k to $609k (+97%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arms Wide Open sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairbanks Concert Association ($609k), Dallas Chamber Symphony ($609k) and Mt Kearsarge Indian Museum ($609k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (26% of expenses). It paid $9,000 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $229k against liabilities of $7,593, net assets of $221k. It reported 3 employees.