Arts Memphis

Analysis

Arts Memphis is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1967, 59 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, Arts Memphis reported income of $3.3m and spending of $4.4m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.3m (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 460%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Memphis sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Samuel S Fleisher Art Memorial Inc ($3.3m), Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts Inc ($3.3m) and VMTS Education Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $345k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $121k. At year end it held assets of $27.7m against liabilities of $5.6m, net assets of $22.1m. It reported 10 employees.