Culture House

Analysis

Culture House is a registered charity in United States, based in Olathe, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 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, Culture House reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.8m (+24%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Culture House sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chittenden Community Television ($1.8m), Mineralogical Society of America ($1.8m) and Peripheral Vision International Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $218k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $686k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of -$194k. It reported 85 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.