Bluebird Cultural Initiative

Analysis

Bluebird Cultural Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Omaha, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bluebird Cultural Initiative reported income of $526k and spending of $580k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $408k to $526k (+29%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. 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, Bluebird Cultural Initiative sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Campus Theatre Limited ($526k), Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota Inc ($527k) and Heisey Collectors of America Inc ($526k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $50k. It paid $8,926 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $29k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $29k. It reported 4 employees.