Omaha by Design

Analysis

Omaha by Design is a registered charity in United States, based in Omaha, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 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, Omaha by Design reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $416k to $1.2m (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Omaha by Design sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Hampton House Community Trust Inc ($1.2m), Spokane Civic Theatre Inc ($1.2m) and Mississippi Coding Academies ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $317k. At year end it held assets of $369k against liabilities of $2,743, net assets of $366k. It reported 6 employees.