Columbia Arts

Analysis

Columbia Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Hood River, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 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 June 2024, Columbia Arts reported income of $117k and spending of $198k, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $245k to $117k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbia Arts sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 41st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cimarron Heritage Center ($117k), Queens County St Patricks Day Parade and Cultural Committee Inc ($117k) and Puertorrican Culture Preservation ($117k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $49k. At year end it held assets of $906k against liabilities of $7,985, net assets of $898k. It reported 1 employees.