Dixon Gallery and Gardens

Analysis

Dixon Gallery and Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1975, 51 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, Dixon Gallery and Gardens reported income of $6.1m and spending of $6.4m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.3m to $6.1m (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dixon Gallery and Gardens sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deep South Today ($6.1m), Two River Theatre Company ($6.1m) and The Wang Center for the Performing Arts Inc ($6.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $356k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 48 employees.