Lawndale Art and Performance Center

Analysis

Lawndale Art and Performance Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1989, 37 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 July 2024, Lawndale Art and Performance Center reported income of $434k and spending of $515k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2024, income fell from $595k to $434k (-27%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lawndale Art and Performance Center sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Museum of Photographic Arts Inc ($434k), Jubilee Players Inc ($434k) and Stephen Manley Evangelistic Association Inc ($434k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $136k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 4 employees.