Ohio Alliance for Arts Education

Analysis

Ohio Alliance for Arts Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 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 September 2023, Ohio Alliance for Arts Education reported income of $376k and spending of $410k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $491k to $376k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ohio Alliance for Arts Education sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salisbury Symphony Inc ($376k), Brihanmharashtra Mandal of North America Inc ($376k) and Columbus Landmarks Foundation ($376k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $161k. At year end it held assets of $552k against liabilities of $157k, net assets of $395k. It reported 16 employees.