Project Artaud

Analysis

Project Artaud is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1971, 55 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, Project Artaud reported income of $905k and spending of $667k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $778k to $905k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Project Artaud sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens Foundation ($905k), 564 Park Avenue Preservation Foundation ($905k) and Rapid City Fine Arts Council Inc ($905k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $38k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $218k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 10 employees.