Documentary Arts Inc

Analysis

Documentary Arts Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1986, 40 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 June 2023, Documentary Arts Inc reported income of $937k and spending of $467k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $404k to $937k (+132%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Documentary Arts Inc 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 83rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mansfield Bio-Incubator Inc ($937k), Arts Impact ($937k) and Spectrum Dance Theater ($937k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.0m.