California Art Education Association

Analysis

California Art Education Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Sierra Madre, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1968, 58 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 May 2024, California Art Education Association reported income of $82k and spending of $55k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2024, income fell from $201k to $82k (-59%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, California Art Education Association sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 34th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westerville South High School Instrumental Music Boosters Inc ($82k), Thumbnail Theater ($82k) and Plano Metropolitan Ballet Inc ($82k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% and program service revenue 48% of the total. At year end it held assets of $366k against liabilities of $600, net assets of $365k.