Orcas Open Arts

Analysis

Orcas Open Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Eastsound, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 April 2023, Orcas Open Arts reported income of $218k and spending of $285k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income fell from $259k to $218k (-16%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Orcas Open Arts sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pennsbury Athletic Association ($218k), The Scholarship Foundation at Archie Williams High School ($218k) and McLaran Leadership Foundation ($218k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $79k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $41k.