Alabama Writers Forum Inc

Analysis

Alabama Writers Forum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Montgomery, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 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, Alabama Writers Forum Inc reported income of $438k and spending of $454k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $371k to $438k (+18%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Alabama Writers Forum Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stoughton Media Access Corp ($438k), Pinocchio Inc ($438k) and WPKN Incorporated ($438k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $212k. At year end it held assets of $18k against liabilities of $159k, net assets of -$141k. It reported 6 employees.