Photo Americas

Analysis

Photo Americas is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Photo Americas reported income of $91k and spending of $94k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $340k to $91k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Photo Americas sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camerata San Antonio ($91k), Radio Free Palmer ($91k) and Fort New Salem Foundation Inc ($91k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.3% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $25k (27% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $9,283, net assets of $57k. It reported 1 employees.