Brighton Cultural Arts Connection

Analysis

Brighton Cultural Arts Connection is a registered charity in United States, based in Brighton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 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, Brighton Cultural Arts Connection reported income of $165k and spending of $494k, spending 300% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $225k to $165k (-27%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Brighton Cultural Arts Connection sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Twin Cities Regional Cable Channel ($165k), George & Leah McKenna Museum of African American Art ($165k) and Don Kistler Ministries Inc ($165k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $96k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $57k.