Western Virginia Foundation for the Arts and Sciences

Analysis

Western Virginia Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is a registered charity in United States, based in Roanoke, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1979, 47 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 June 2023, Western Virginia Foundation for the Arts and Sciences reported income of $4.2m and spending of $5.5m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $4.2m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 135% 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 Virginia Foundation for the Arts and Sciences sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Technovation ($4.2m), Womans Exchange Inc of Sarasota ($4.2m) and Florida Repertory Company Inc ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $241k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $34.1m against liabilities of $857k, net assets of $33.3m. It reported 136 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.