Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Society

Analysis

Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Port Hope, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Society reported income of $72k and spending of $43k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $36k to $72k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 406%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Society sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ridge Live Steamers Inc ($72k), Looking Up Arts Foundation ($72k) and Southern Plains Productions ($72k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% of the total. At year end it held assets of $260k against liabilities of $110, net assets of $260k.