Emporia Arts Council

Analysis

Emporia Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Emporia, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 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 2023, Emporia Arts Council reported income of $804k and spending of $555k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $424k to $804k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Emporia Arts Council sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Museum of LA Crosse Inc ($804k), Ethos Inc ($804k) and Lux Center for the Arts ($803k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $135k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 47 employees.