Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center

Analysis

Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center is a registered charity in United States, based in San Pablo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 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, Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.2m (-15%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 334%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Indiana Public Radio Inc ($1.2m), The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council ($1.2m) and Student Publications Incorporated ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $467k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $312k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 12 employees.