Pelican Bay Arts Association

Analysis

Pelican Bay Arts Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Brookings, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1981, 45 years ago. 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, Pelican Bay Arts Association reported income of $132k and spending of $81k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $456k to $132k (-71%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pelican Bay Arts Association sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birthright Inc of Saratoga County ($132k), PTA New Jersey Congress of Parents & Teachers ($132k) and Governors Mansion Foundation Inc ($132k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $27k. At year end it held assets of $582k against liabilities of $3,893, net assets of $578k. It reported 1 employees.