National Council for the Traditional Arts

Analysis

National Council for the Traditional Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1963, 63 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, National Council for the Traditional Arts reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.5m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Council for the Traditional Arts sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muse Knoxville ($2.5m), Antique Automobile Club of America ($2.5m) and Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $498k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $339k, net assets of $913k. It reported 16 employees.