Centre for the Living Arts

Analysis

Centre for the Living Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Mobile, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Centre for the Living Arts reported income of $815k and spending of $851k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $520k to $815k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Centre for the Living Arts sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Csehy Summer School of Music ($814k), Community Access Partners of San Buenaventura ($815k) and Unique Project Inc ($814k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $306k. At year end it held assets of $408k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $398k. It reported 8 employees.