Eastern Sierra Artists

Analysis

Eastern Sierra Artists is a registered charity in United States, based in Bishop, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Eastern Sierra Artists reported income of $206k and spending of $233k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $206k (+234%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Eastern Sierra Artists sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seward County Bridges Inc ($206k), Rural Development Leadership Network Inc ($206k) and Integrative Development Initiative ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $88k. At year end it held assets of $70k against liabilities of $9,544, net assets of $60k. It reported 7 employees.