Pump House Regional Arts Center

Analysis

Pump House Regional Arts Center is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Crosse, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1975, 51 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 June 2024, Pump House Regional Arts Center reported income of $597k and spending of $375k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $181k to $597k (+230%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pump House Regional Arts Center sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Dixon Theatre Group ($597k), Ohio Falun Dafa Association ($597k) and Nashville Jazz Workshop ($596k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $123k. At year end it held assets of $869k against liabilities of $216k, net assets of $653k. It reported 5 employees.