Westside Cultural Alliance

Analysis

Westside Cultural Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2021, 5 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, Westside Cultural Alliance reported income of $79k and spending of $72k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to June 2023, income grew from $1,840 to $79k (+4212%), an average of +557% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1299%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Westside Cultural Alliance sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lansing Area Folksong Society ($79k), West Pasco Business ($79k) and Colquitt County Arts Foundation Inc ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $34k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $34k.