Assembly for the Arts

Analysis

Assembly for the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Assembly for the Arts reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $483k to $3.3m (+584%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 291%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Assembly for the Arts sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids Intervention & Diagnostic Service Center Inc ($3.3m), Pinellas Ex Offender Re Entry Coalition Inc ($3.3m) and Citizens for Self-Governance ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $397k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 8 employees.