The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts

Analysis

The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Eugene, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2026. 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 June 2022, The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts reported income of $3.8m and spending of $3.1m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income grew from $2.7m to $3.8m (+42%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cityside Journalism Initiative ($3.8m), Kentucky Dataseam Initiative Inc ($3.8m) and State Theatre Center for the Arts Inc ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $19.3m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $17.6m. It reported 145 employees.