Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center

Analysis

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Ben Lomond, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 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, Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center reported income of $191k and spending of $200k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $103k to $191k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 169%. 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, Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington West International Film Festival ($191k), Friends of Silo City Inc ($191k) and Pattonville High School Band Boosters Association ($191k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $95k. At year end it held assets of $636k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $636k. It reported 14 employees.