Art of the Matter Performance Foundation

Analysis

Art of the Matter Performance Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Art of the Matter Performance Foundation reported income of $150k and spending of $233k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $228k to $150k (-34%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Art of the Matter Performance Foundation sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nebraska National Guard Historical Society Inc ($150k), Friends Bulletin Corporation ($150k) and Lepidopterists Society ($150k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 20% of the total. At year end it held assets of $34k against liabilities of $389, net assets of $34k.