Second Line Arts Collective

Analysis

Second Line Arts Collective is a registered charity in United States, based in Kenner, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (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, Second Line Arts Collective reported income of $177k and spending of $117k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $128k to $177k (+38%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Second Line Arts Collective sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 50th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montana Gaelic Cultural Society ($177k), Calliope Creative Foundation ($177k) and Beller Museum ($177k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% of the total. At year end it held assets of $177k against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $60k.