Clarion Performing Arts Center

Analysis

Clarion Performing Arts Center is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 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, Clarion Performing Arts Center reported income of $170k and spending of $235k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $302k to $170k (-44%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Clarion Performing Arts Center sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Houston Salsa Dancers ($170k), Rochester - Olmsted County Law Enforcement Memorial Association I ($170k) and Multi-Arts Inc ($170k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 33% of the total. At year end it held assets of $184k against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $119k.