West Valley Arts Council

Analysis

West Valley Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Surprise, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1982, 44 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, West Valley Arts Council reported income of $316k and spending of $399k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $435k to $316k (-27%), an average of -7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 338%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, West Valley Arts Council sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum ($316k), West African Community Center ($316k) and Sierra Nevada Ballet ($316k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $561k against liabilities of $195k, net assets of $366k. It reported 5 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.