World Arts West

Analysis

World Arts West is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1979, 47 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, World Arts West reported income of $600k and spending of $563k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $909k to $600k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, World Arts West sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eduseed ($600k), Ogden First Inc ($601k) and Blair County Arts Foundation ($600k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $89k. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $198k against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $150k. It reported 3 employees.