Tucson Desert Art Museum Inc

Analysis

Tucson Desert Art Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 2023, Tucson Desert Art Museum Inc reported income of $163k and spending of $176k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $127k to $163k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Tucson Desert Art Museum Inc sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grover Cleveland Charter HS Band Booster Club ($163k), North Oakland Dance Troop ($163k) and American Swing Music and Dance Association ($163k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 46% of the total. At year end it held assets of $218k against liabilities of $630k, net assets of -$411k.