Arts Orange County

Analysis

Arts Orange County is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 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 June 2023, Arts Orange County reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $691k to $1.2m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arts Orange County sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International City Theatre ($1.2m), Chicano Park Museum and Cultual Center ($1.2m) and Brenton Arboretum Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $278k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $179k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $913k, net assets of $1.1m.