Community Center for the Arts
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To connect our creative community by providing a dedicated campus, supporting excellent programming, and nurturing a collaborative spirit.
- Income
- $10.6 million
- Spending
- $4.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 4.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 74%
- Employees
- 69
- Volunteers
- 122
- Highest pay
- $206,576, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 54% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 171% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 20 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $3.6 million spent. The Center's mission is to connect the creative community of Jackson Hole by providing a dedicated campus, supporting excellent programming, and nurturing a collaborative spirit. It is the Center's vision to make artistic experience central to Jackson Hole by embracing the values of stewardship, excellence, inclusion, creativity, and respect. In this way, the Center makes the arts accessible to all in the Jackson Hole and surrounding community. To achieve its purposes, the Center hosts other community arts organizations at its main campus and operates arts programs.(Continued on Schedule O)A core part of the Center's mission is to enhance arts and culture in its community. Jackson Hole has developed a robust community of small arts organizations, which were slowly disappearing due to the high cost of rent in the area. From the beginning, part of the purpose of the Center's main campus was to provide space at substantially below-cost for multiple arts organizations to flourish. The Center now has twenty nonprofit arts and education "Resident organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(3 as tenants. In addition to substantially below-cost rent for office space, these organizations receive deeply discounted access to the Center's campus for performances, exhibitions and other displays of their work. In some cases, that access is complimentary, allowing Residents to work closely with each other and form new collaborations using the common spaces, conference centers, and equipment of the Center for free.In addition to Resident Organizations, the Center conducts several creative programs of its own. Currently, the three main ones are: Center Presents, Center Collaborations, and Campus Exhibitions. The Center Presents series brings a diverse selection of national and internationally recognized performers to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Center Collaborations program supports outstanding programming on the arts campus based on creative merit, shared audiences, and resources (financial need), and encourages risk-taking artwork. Finally, Campus Exhibitions add visual vibrancy to the Center by supporting and showcasing a diverse group of artists, particularly local artists and artists who might not otherwise be recognized more broadly. The Campus Exhibitions program is pivotal in creating a positive and artistic experience for patrons visiting the Center.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2018 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2018.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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