Friends of East County Arts

Analysis

Friends of East County Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Spring Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1987, 39 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Friends of East County Arts reported income of $65k and spending of $47k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $33k to $65k (+96%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of East County Arts sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shady Rock School ($65k), Minnesota Air National Guard Historical Foundation Inc ($65k) and Coin & Ghost ($65k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% of the total. At year end it held assets of $175k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $175k.