Dell-Arte Inc

Analysis

Dell-Arte Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Lake, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1972, 54 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 September 2022, Dell-Arte Inc reported income of $964k and spending of $1.4m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2022, income fell from $1.5m to $964k (-37%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dell-Arte Inc 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 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Broadcasting Inc ($964k), De Yu Spiritual Cultivation Institute ($965k) and Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Assn ($964k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $446k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $381k. It reported 58 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.