Council of Public Liberal Arts College

Analysis

Council of Public Liberal Arts College is a registered charity in United States, based in Asheville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2023, Council of Public Liberal Arts College reported income of $321k and spending of $326k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $272k to $321k (+18%), an average of +5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Council of Public Liberal Arts College sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brooklyn Queens Land Trust ($321k), Inspired Communities Foundation ($321k) and Foundation for the Monterey County Free Libraries ($321k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (41% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $121k. At year end it held assets of $324k against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $277k.