E S C a P E

Analysis

E S C a P E is a registered charity in United States, based in Canyon Cntry, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 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 December 2023, E S C a P E reported income of $725k and spending of $699k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $583k to $725k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, E S C a P E sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carpe Artista ($725k), Gold Youth Arts Organization Inc ($725k) and Arts4all Florida ($725k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $134k. At year end it held assets of $365k against liabilities of $5,606, net assets of $359k. It reported 7 employees.