Near & Arnolds School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education

Analysis

Near & Arnolds School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Ukiah, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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, Near & Arnolds School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education reported income of $702k and spending of $850k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $662k to $702k (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Near & Arnolds School of Performing Arts & Cultural Education sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Community Center Inc ($702k), Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts ($703k) and Alaska Childrens Institute for the Performing Arts Inc ($702k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $319k. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $132k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 44 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.