Community Arts & Empowerment

Analysis

Community Arts & Empowerment is a registered charity in United States, based in Watsonville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 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, Community Arts & Empowerment reported income of $338k and spending of $306k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $245k to $338k (+38%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Community Arts & Empowerment sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Society for CNS Drug Development Inc ($338k), Mitchell Street Arts Collaborative Incorporated ($338k) and Friends of the Festival Foundation ($338k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $86k. At year end it held assets of $383k against liabilities of $1,137, net assets of $382k. It reported 18 employees.