Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona

Analysis

Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1985, 41 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, Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona reported income of $831k and spending of $872k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $831k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 302%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stage Kids ($831k), North Alabama Agriplex Foundation ($831k) and Connecticut Music Educators Assn Inc ($831k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $428k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $552k, net assets of $851k. It reported 9 employees.