Columbia Book Festival Inc

Analysis

Columbia Book Festival Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 June 2024, Columbia Book Festival Inc reported income of $106k and spending of $119k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $91k to $106k (+16%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbia Book Festival Inc sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hidalgo Foundation of Bexar County Inc ($106k), Copper Country Suzuki Assoc Inc ($106k) and Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene ($106k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $12k against liabilities of $779, net assets of $11k.