National Civic Art Society

Analysis

National Civic Art Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2008, 18 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, National Civic Art Society reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $575k to $1.6m (+171%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Civic Art Society 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 84th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Portland Youth Philharmonic Association ($1.6m), Jacksonville Educators Broadcasting Inc ($1.6m) and Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Program Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $260k (16% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $121k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $111k.