Mountain Artist Guild

Analysis

Mountain Artist Guild is a registered charity in United States, based in Prescott, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2005, 21 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 December 2023, Mountain Artist Guild reported income of $185k and spending of $229k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $151k to $185k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mountain Artist Guild sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bel Cantanti Opera Company ($185k), Choral Art Society ($185k) and Mississippi Academy of Sciences Incorporated ($185k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $34k. At year end it held assets of $475k against liabilities of $190k, net assets of $285k. It reported 5 employees.