World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc

Analysis

World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 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 2022, World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc reported income of $79.4m and spending of $8.9m, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $155.5m to $79.4m (-49%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 330%. Over the whole period it spent 5.0% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, World Trade Center Performing Arts Center Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Academy Museum Foundation ($79.2m), New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation ($80.4m) and American Geophysical Union ($79.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. It paid $288k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $588.4m against liabilities of $38.2m, net assets of $550.1m. It reported 72 employees.