The Center for the Study of Place Inc

Analysis

The Center for the Study of Place Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Fe, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1995, 31 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, The Center for the Study of Place Inc reported income of $55k and spending of $117k, spending 215% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $170k to $55k (-68%), an average of -68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Center for the Study of Place Inc sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 17th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for Creative Anachronism Inc ($55k), Coal Creek Miners Museum Inc ($55k) and League of Composers Intl Soc for Contemporary Music U S Section Inc ($55k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $109k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $109k.