The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association Inc

Analysis

The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Ridge, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1992, 34 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, The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association Inc reported income of $370k and spending of $381k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $341k to $370k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mje Broadcasting Inc ($370k), Wichita Falls Ballet Theater Inc ($370k) and The Alexandria Archive Institute ($370k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $132k. At year end it held assets of $597k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $579k. It reported 6 employees.