George a Spiva Center for the Arts

Analysis

George a Spiva Center for the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Joplin, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1959, 67 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 June 2023, George a Spiva Center for the Arts reported income of $512k and spending of $549k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $404k to $512k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 135%. 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, George a Spiva Center for the Arts sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 68th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Curtain Up Enterprises Inc ($512k), Art with Impact ($512k) and Auburn Symphony ($512k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $127k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 8 employees.