Western Alliance of Arts Adminstrators Foundations

Analysis

Western Alliance of Arts Adminstrators Foundations is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1990, 36 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, Western Alliance of Arts Adminstrators Foundations reported income of $964k and spending of $1.3m, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $964k (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Western Alliance of Arts Adminstrators Foundations sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Outagamie County Historical Society Inc ($963k), Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Society of New York Inc ($964k) and The New York City Arts-In-Education Roundtable Inc ($963k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $178k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $410k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of -$43k. It reported 7 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.