Copper Canyon Press

Analysis

Copper Canyon Press is a registered charity in United States, based in Port Townsend, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Copper Canyon Press reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.8m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Copper Canyon Press sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Piedmont Choirs ($1.8m), Arts Council of Princeton ($1.8m) and Music Masters Collective Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $651k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $236k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 16 employees.