Arrow Rock Lyceum

Analysis

Arrow Rock Lyceum is a registered charity in United States, based in Arrow Rock, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1976, 50 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 April 2023, Arrow Rock Lyceum reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.6m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $2.2m (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 287%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arrow Rock Lyceum sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Japanese Institute of Sawtelle ($2.2m), Society of Illustrators Inc ($2.2m) and Berkeley Symphony Orchestra ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $993k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 130 employees.