Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Ltd

Analysis

Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in United States, based in Bigfork, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2005, 21 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, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Ltd reported income of $206k and spending of $221k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $564k to $206k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Ltd sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saltworks Theatre Company ($206k), Loyola Productions Inc ($206k) and Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $11k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5,888. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1,298, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 2 employees.