Howard County Center of African American Culture

Analysis

Howard County Center of African American Culture is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1988, 38 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, Howard County Center of African American Culture reported income of $115k and spending of $82k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $54k to $115k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Howard County Center of African American Culture sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include BT Studios Inc ($115k), Uss Alabama Battleship Foundation Inc ($115k) and Martial Arts History Museum Inc ($115k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $298k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $298k.