Lancaster County Council of the Arts

Analysis

Lancaster County Council of the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1978, 48 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, Lancaster County Council of the Arts reported income of $696k and spending of $527k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $262k to $696k (+166%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 130%. 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, Lancaster County Council of the Arts sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cedar Valley Irish Culturalassociation Inc ($696k), Bay Area Theatresports ($697k) and Thomas Struthers Trust ($696k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $169k. At year end it held assets of $789k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $754k. It reported 6 employees.