Cherokee Elders Council

Analysis

Cherokee Elders Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Pryor, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 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, Cherokee Elders Council reported income of $64k and spending of $37k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income grew from $61k to $64k (+5.1%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cherokee Elders Council sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Virginia Federation of Music Clubs ($64k), Kuntz Community Arts ($64k) and Players of Utica Inc ($64k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $92k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $92k.