Catskill Wheelhouse

Analysis

Catskill Wheelhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Acra, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Catskill Wheelhouse reported income of $297k and spending of $467k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $149k to $297k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Catskill Wheelhouse sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clinton Public School Foundation ($297k), Milk Carton on a String Inc ($297k) and Epiphany Women in Focus ($296k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $248k. At year end it held assets of $452k against liabilities of $290k, net assets of $162k. It reported 22 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.