Asheville Watchdog

Analysis

Asheville Watchdog is a registered charity in United States, based in Asheville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2020, 6 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, Asheville Watchdog reported income of $426k and spending of $294k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $456k to $426k (-6.5%), an average of -6.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Asheville Watchdog sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nitsch Theatre Arts NFP ($426k), Rogers Little Theater ($426k) and Society for Creative Anachronism Inc ($426k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $201k. At year end it held assets of $587k against liabilities of $7,643, net assets of $579k. It reported 3 employees.