Adventures in Preservation

Analysis

Adventures in Preservation is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Adventures in Preservation reported income of $51k and spending of $52k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $29k to $51k (+76%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Adventures in Preservation sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 17th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minneapolis Musical Theatre Inc Eduacational Non Profit Org ($51k), Rogalin Dance Troupe ($51k) and Waseca Sleigh and Cutter Festival Association Inc ($51k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.0% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $11k.