Ancient Art Archive

Analysis

Ancient Art Archive is a registered charity in United States, based in Sewanee, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 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, Ancient Art Archive reported income of $77k and spending of $141k, spending 184% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $187k to $77k (-59%), an average of -59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ancient Art Archive sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The@mitt TV Inc ($77k), Integrated Arts ($77k) and Northwest Nuclear Laboratories ($77k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $31k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $31k.