Living Walls - the City Speaks Incorporated

Analysis

Living Walls - the City Speaks Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Living Walls - the City Speaks Incorporated reported income of $458k and spending of $534k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $380k to $458k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Living Walls - the City Speaks Incorporated sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Country Center for the Arts Inc ($458k), Arts in Reach-Encouraging Growth Through the Arts ($458k) and Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery Inc ($458k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.6% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $62k against liabilities of $4,768, net assets of $58k. It reported 3 employees.