East Side Arts Council

Analysis

East Side Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in St Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1991, 35 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, East Side Arts Council reported income of $247k and spending of $189k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $242k to $247k (+2.2%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, East Side Arts Council sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation ($247k), African American Heritage Foundation Inc ($247k) and Buffalo Niagara Freedom Station Coalition Inc ($247k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $336k against liabilities of $3,027, net assets of $333k. It reported 5 employees.