Dona Ana Arts Council Inc

Analysis

Dona Ana Arts Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Cruces, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1978, 48 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 2023, Dona Ana Arts Council Inc reported income of $266k and spending of $342k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $329k to $266k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dona Ana Arts Council Inc 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 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lithuanian Research & Studies Center Inc ($266k), Yuma County Historical Society Inc ($266k) and United States Lightship Museum Inc ($266k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $67k. At year end it held assets of $170k against liabilities of $126k, net assets of $44k. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.