Advocacy for Visual Arts

Analysis

Advocacy for Visual Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Gillette, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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, Advocacy for Visual Arts reported income of $269k and spending of $185k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $222k to $269k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Advocacy for Visual Arts sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Can Foundation ($268k), Titmouse NP ($269k) and U I L Music Region 24 ($268k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $30k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $4,027, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 3 employees.