Motion Media Arts Center

Analysis

Motion Media Arts Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 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, Motion Media Arts Center reported income of $625k and spending of $791k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $687k to $625k (-9.0%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Motion Media Arts Center sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 78th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tosco Music Parties Inc ($625k), Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc ($625k) and Chinese Culture Connection Inc ($625k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $42k (5.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $338k against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of -$680k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.