Splinter Art and Community Fund

Analysis

Splinter Art and Community Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 December 2023, Splinter Art and Community Fund reported income of $635k and spending of $578k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $364k to $635k (+75%), an average of +75% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Splinter Art and Community Fund sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Francisco Youth Theatre ($635k), Quinlan Arts Inc ($636k) and Franklin Performing Arts Company Inc ($635k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $42k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $283k. At year end it held assets of $206k against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $133k.