Bakersfield Art Association

Analysis

Bakersfield Art Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 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 2024, Bakersfield Art Association reported income of $84k and spending of $87k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income grew from $69k to $84k (+21%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 21%. 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, Bakersfield Art Association sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 34th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glass Fusion Collective Inc ($84k), Henry Nehrling Society ($84k) and Brooklyn Combine for Progressive Action Inc ($84k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $120k against liabilities of $5,333, net assets of $115k.