Bar Plan Foundation

Analysis

Bar Plan Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 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 December 2023, Bar Plan Foundation reported income of $64k and spending of $34k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $113k to $64k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 332%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bar Plan Foundation sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace Theatre Workshop Inc ($64k), Mignolo ($64k) and One Achord Guitar Lessons Inc ($64k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $669k against liabilities of $5,759, net assets of $663k.