The National Center for Frontier Communities

Analysis

The National Center for Frontier Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver City, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 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, The National Center for Frontier Communities reported income of $902k and spending of $854k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $435k to $902k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The National Center for Frontier Communities sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lyric Stage Inc ($902k), Angel City Chorale ($902k) and Childrens Museum at Saratoga ($901k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $250k. At year end it held assets of $300k against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $231k. It reported 12 employees.