18th Wonder Improvement Association

Analysis

18th Wonder Improvement Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Reading, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 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, 18th Wonder Improvement Association reported income of $126k and spending of $130k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $37k to $126k (+240%), an average of +240% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 240%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, 18th Wonder Improvement Association sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatre N ($126k), Design Bay Area ($126k) and Music and Arts Programs of America Inc ($126k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $2,727, net assets of $14k.