Ridgway Chautauqua Society Inc

Analysis

Ridgway Chautauqua Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridgway, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 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, Ridgway Chautauqua Society Inc reported income of $372k and spending of $418k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $352k to $372k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ridgway Chautauqua Society Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louisiana Crafts Guild Inc ($372k), Saint Paul Ballet ($372k) and Childrens Museum of Greater Fall River Inc ($372k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $194k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $193k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 6 employees.