Pensacola Mess Hall

Analysis

Pensacola Mess Hall is a registered charity in United States, based in Pensacola, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pensacola Mess Hall reported income of $414k and spending of $374k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $308k to $414k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pensacola Mess Hall sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Arts Trust Inc ($414k), Columbus Dance Theatre Inc ($414k) and Creative Santa Fe ($414k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $158k. At year end it held assets of $577k against liabilities of $4,450, net assets of $572k. It reported 16 employees.