The Sedona Conference

Analysis

The Sedona Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 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, The Sedona Conference reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.7m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.5m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Sedona Conference sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleburne Performing Arts Foundation ($1.5m), Comunidades Indigenas En Liderazgo Corp ($1.5m) and College Light Opera Company Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $366k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $520k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $411k, net assets of $925k. It reported 9 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.