The Paradise Center

Analysis

The Paradise Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Paradise, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 (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, The Paradise Center reported income of $232k and spending of $103k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $209k to $232k (+11%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Paradise Center sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bharatiya Cultural Center Inc ($232k), Fulcrum Point New Music Project ($232k) and The Portland Players Inc ($232k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $8,393. At year end it held assets of $413k against liabilities of $4,597, net assets of $409k. It reported 3 employees.