Pamoja Art Society

Analysis

Pamoja Art Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Shreveport, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 June 2023, Pamoja Art Society reported income of $102k and spending of $126k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income fell from $122k to $102k (-17%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pamoja Art Society sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Arts Association ($102k), Fearless Features Inc ($102k) and Kansas Geological Foundation ($102k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $267k against liabilities of $162k, net assets of $104k.