Saweraa

Analysis

Saweraa is a registered charity in United States, based in Chesterfield, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 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, Saweraa reported income of $71k and spending of $90k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $91k to $71k (-22%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Saweraa sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Whitney Arts Association ($71k), Friends of the Rentiesville Blues Inc ($71k) and Broken Arrow Community Playhouse ($71k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $128k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $128k.