Society for Creative Anachronism Inc

Analysis

Society for Creative Anachronism Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Scotts Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2010, 16 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 2022, Society for Creative Anachronism Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income fell from $3.8m to $2.7m (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Society for Creative Anachronism Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sing for Hope Inc ($2.7m), The Armory Art Center Inc ($2.7m) and Public Corporation for the Arts of the City of Long Beach ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $108k. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $379k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 10 employees.