Zootown Arts Community Center

Analysis

Zootown Arts Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 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 December 2023, Zootown Arts Community Center reported income of $771k and spending of $1.1m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $771k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Zootown Arts Community Center sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lupa Game Farm Inc ($770k), Artsmart ($771k) and Durango Arts Center Inc ($770k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $424k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $152k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 48 employees.