Pondera Arts Council

Analysis

Pondera Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Conrad, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1999, 27 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, Pondera Arts Council reported income of $59k and spending of $89k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $67k to $59k (-12%), an average of -12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pondera Arts Council sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 20th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheyenne Symphony Foundation ($59k), August Wilson Society ($59k) and Tkdubs Productions ($59k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 48% of the total. At year end it held assets of $397k against liabilities of $4,705, net assets of $392k.