Arts for All Wisconsin Inc

Analysis

Arts for All Wisconsin Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1986, 40 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 June 2023, Arts for All Wisconsin Inc reported income of $528k and spending of $642k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $453k to $528k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arts for All Wisconsin Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roots & Branches Conservancy ($528k), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Foundation ($528k) and American Society for the Royal Academy of Music Inc ($528k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $262k. At year end it held assets of $642k against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $517k. It reported 28 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.