Loft Cinema Inc

Analysis

Loft Cinema Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Loft Cinema Inc reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.6m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $2.9m (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Loft Cinema Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Center for Architecture Inc ($2.9m), Madison Childrens Museum Inc ($2.9m) and The National Public Housing Museum ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $956k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $779k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 40 employees.