Pacific Arts Association

Analysis

Pacific Arts Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Blaine, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 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, Pacific Arts Association reported income of $102k and spending of $121k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $55k to $102k (+84%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pacific Arts Association sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kansas Geological Foundation ($102k), Pamoja Art Society ($102k) and Cowboy Arts & Gear Museum ($102k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 33% of the total. At year end it held assets of $19k against liabilities of $1,507, net assets of $18k.