Illuminate the Arts

Analysis

Illuminate the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 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, Illuminate the Arts reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $585k to $1.5m (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 59%. 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, Illuminate the Arts sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Osteoarthritis Research Society International Inc ($1.5m), Port Gamble Sklallam Foundation ($1.5m) and True Star Foundation Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $375k (29% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $471k against liabilities of -$13k, net assets of $484k. It reported 3 employees.