Southern Hills Arts Council

Analysis

Southern Hills Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1982, 44 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, Southern Hills Arts Council reported income of $97k and spending of $115k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $127k to $97k (-23%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 166%. 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, Southern Hills Arts Council sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation ($97k), Ibec Inc ($97k) and Seminole Cultural Arts Theatre Inc ($97k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $15k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $636k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $636k. It reported 7 employees.