Gaylord Area Council for the Arts

Analysis

Gaylord Area Council for the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Gaylord, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1985, 41 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 September 2024, Gaylord Area Council for the Arts reported income of $126k and spending of $122k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2023 to September 2024, income grew from $106k to $126k (+18%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gaylord Area Council for the Arts sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Esoterics ($126k), Ocala Main Street Inc ($126k) and Golandsky Institute ($126k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $224k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $224k.