Regional Arts & Culture Council

Analysis

Regional Arts & Culture Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1996, 30 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 June 2023, Regional Arts & Culture Council reported income of $13.2m and spending of $13.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $12.7m to $13.2m (+4.3%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Regional Arts & Culture Council sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Utah Heritage and Arts Foundation Inc ($13.2m), Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council ($13.2m) and The Epoch Times Media Group Los Angeles ($13.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $459k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $20.3m against liabilities of $18.6m, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 30 employees.