Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Inc

Analysis

Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1973, 53 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 June 2023, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.7m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.5m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dallas Contemporary ($2.5m), Muse Knoxville ($2.5m) and Movement Research Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $260k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $730k. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $6.4m. It reported 25 employees.