Western Plains Arts Association

Analysis

Western Plains Arts Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Colby, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1971, 55 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 June 2024, Western Plains Arts Association reported income of $103k and spending of $102k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income grew from $97k to $103k (+6.3%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Western Plains Arts Association sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hanover Area Arts Guild ($103k), Music in Context ($103k) and Asunaro ($103k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $191k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $191k.