Art in Action

Analysis

Art in Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Redwood City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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 June 2023, Art in Action reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $1.2m (-5.8%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 in Action sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 Liberty Restoration Inc ($1.2m), Wyofile ($1.2m) and Indigenous Values Initiative ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $742k. At year end it held assets of $756k against liabilities of $346k, net assets of $410k. It reported 11 employees.