Houston Arts Alliance

Analysis

Houston Arts Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1978, 48 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 December 2023, Houston Arts Alliance reported income of $22.7m and spending of $25.5m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $15.3m to $22.7m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 367%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Houston Arts Alliance sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Groton Hill Music Inc ($22.7m), New Museum of Contemporary Art ($22.8m) and Esalen Institute ($22.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $491k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $37.1m against liabilities of $22.4m, net assets of $14.7m. It reported 27 employees.