Art Access

Analysis

Art Access is a registered charity in United States, based in Salt Lake Cty, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1986, 40 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 September 2023, Art Access reported income of $278k and spending of $337k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $511k to $278k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Art Access sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Art Sparks ($278k), Norfolk Arts Center ($278k) and Artaria ($278k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $150k. At year end it held assets of $239k against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $183k. It reported 5 employees.