San Antonio Public Library Foundation

Analysis

San Antonio Public Library Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 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, San Antonio Public Library Foundation reported income of $791k and spending of $990k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $791k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Antonio Public Library Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts Horizons Inc ($790k), Poetry Society of America ($791k) and Center for Whale Research ($790k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $235k. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $306k, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 18 employees.