Fiddlehead Center for the Arts

Analysis

Fiddlehead Center for the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Scarborough, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2007, 19 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 December 2023, Fiddlehead Center for the Arts reported income of $287k and spending of $304k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $265k to $287k (+8.2%), an average of +2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fiddlehead Center for the Arts sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 55th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Red Courthouse Inc ($287k), Loudoun Museum Inc ($287k) and Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Inc ($287k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.0% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $165k. At year end it held assets of $95k against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $45k. It reported 8 employees.