Arts Council of Chester County

Analysis

Arts Council of Chester County is a registered charity in United States, based in Chester, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1999, 27 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Arts Council of Chester County reported income of $70k and spending of $65k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income grew from $59k to $70k (+19%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arts Council of Chester County sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Damascus Fiber Arts School ($70k), Ukrainian Cultural Center Ofsyracuse Inc ($70k) and Brewery Artwalk Association ($70k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $90k against liabilities of $743, net assets of $89k.