Art Escape

Analysis

Art Escape is a registered charity in United States, based in Sonoma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Art Escape reported income of $305k and spending of $361k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $275k to $305k (+11%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. 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, Art Escape sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies ($305k), The Suzuki Music Asso of Calif ($306k) and Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council ($305k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $140k. At year end it held assets of $188k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $161k. It reported 3 employees.