Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Analysis

Sebastopol Center for the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Sebastopol, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1989, 37 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 December 2023, Sebastopol Center for the Arts reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $699k to $1.1m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sebastopol Center for the Arts sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capital Harmony Works Inc ($1.1m), Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute ($1.1m) and Mak Center for Art and Architecture ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $322k. At year end it held assets of $804k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $804k. It reported 13 employees.