The Artists Commission

Analysis

The Artists Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Chester, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2017, 9 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, The Artists Commission reported income of $124k and spending of $122k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $80k to $124k (+54%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Artists Commission sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Apple Honor Flight Inc ($124k), Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra Inc ($124k) and Fund for Bric Inc ($124k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 31% of the total. At year end it held assets of $51k against liabilities of $3,012, net assets of $48k.