Design Alabama Inc

Analysis

Design Alabama Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Montgomery, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1987, 39 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 September 2023, Design Alabama Inc reported income of $148k and spending of $128k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income grew from $91k to $148k (+63%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Design Alabama Inc sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Actors Company and Theater School ($148k), Isabel Oneil Foundation for the Art of the Painted Finish Inc ($148k) and Music Guild of New Mexico Inc ($148k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $71k against liabilities of $4,465, net assets of $67k.