Patagonia Creative Arts Association

Analysis

Patagonia Creative Arts Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Patagonia, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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, Patagonia Creative Arts Association reported income of $112k and spending of $85k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $482k to $112k (-77%), an average of -52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 33% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Patagonia Creative Arts Association sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Routt County ($112k), Co of Military Historians Treasurers Office ($112k) and Thomasville on Stage and Company Inc ($112k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $557k against liabilities of $1,364, net assets of $556k. It reported 1 employees.