Jefferson Center for Learning & the Arts

Analysis

Jefferson Center for Learning & the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1975, 51 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, Jefferson Center for Learning & the Arts reported income of $838k and spending of $938k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $838k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jefferson Center for Learning & the Arts sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gallim Dance Company Inc ($838k), Historic West Bend Theatre ($838k) and Friends of Bayou St John ($838k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $65k. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.