Americas for the Arts

Analysis

Americas for the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Americas for the Arts reported income of $547k and spending of $513k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $707k to $547k (-23%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Americas for the Arts sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black River Railroad Historical Trust Inc ($547k), Academy Theatre Foundation ($547k) and Alaska Junior Theater Inc ($547k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $103k. At year end it held assets of $211k against liabilities of $264k, net assets of -$53k. It reported 2 employees.