Arts Express

Analysis

Arts Express is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Arts Express reported income of $1.0m and spending of $862k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2018 to September 2023, income grew from $350k to $1.0m (+191%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Express sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance Francaise de Seattle ($1.0m), Rossinca Heritage School San Jose I NC ($1.0m) and Harrisonburg Childrens Museum ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (10% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $401k against liabilities of $160k, net assets of $241k.