Art Center of Battle Creek

Analysis

Art Center of Battle Creek is a registered charity in United States, based in Battle Creek, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1949, 77 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 organisation supporting a government-owned college or university under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Art Center of Battle Creek reported income of $114k and spending of $140k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income fell from $156k to $114k (-27%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Art Center of Battle Creek sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emerald Hills Institute ($114k), Illinois High School Art Exhibition ($114k) and Claremore Museum of History Inc ($114k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $369k against liabilities of $96k, net assets of $273k. It reported 3 employees.