Photographic Art & Science Foundation Incorporated

Analysis

Photographic Art & Science Foundation Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Fenton, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1967, 59 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, Photographic Art & Science Foundation Incorporated reported income of $159k and spending of $221k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $566k to $159k (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1025%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Photographic Art & Science Foundation Incorporated sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quincy Music Theatre Inc ($159k), Washington County Historical Society Inc ($159k) and Womens Theatre Festival ($159k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (39% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $187k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 7 employees.