Bay Area Glass Institute Inc

Analysis

Bay Area Glass Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 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, Bay Area Glass Institute Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.5m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bay Area Glass Institute Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eli Whitney Museum Inc ($1.5m), Photo Center NW ($1.5m) and Folk Alliance International ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $434k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $102k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 17 employees.