New Expressive Works

Analysis

New Expressive Works is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 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, New Expressive Works reported income of $318k and spending of $298k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $222k to $318k (+44%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, New Expressive Works sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Barbara Festival Ballet ($318k), The Discovery Science Place Inc ($318k) and American Museum Membership Conference Inc ($318k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (20% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $88k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $68k. It reported 3 employees.