INK PEOPLE INC
Mission Statement
Started in 1979, the Ink People changes lives by connecting the community with resources for cultural development. We encourage people to exercise their humanity, build civic discourse, and engage their creative potential. We are actively weaving the arts into the fabric of community. The Ink People is a community-based, grassroots, artist-run, arts and culture organization. We are organized on community access principles and the belief that art, in all its forms, is essential to the human spirit and well-being. We base our activities in a philosophy of sharing and community building. We think it is important to listen to people’s hopes and dreams, and to help realize them, but not do it for them. We feel that arts and culture should be an integral and conscious part of everyone’s life, so we set about weaving the arts back into the fabric of our community. We know that young people are the future and are incredibly challenged by today’s world, so we try to give them tools to build successful and fulfilling lives.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
Compared with Peers
FY 2025| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
85.4% | 77.7% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
13.8% | 14.2% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.8% | 5.9% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
5.0 mo | 15.8 mo |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
55.4% | 11.4% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
55.5% | 70.6% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
31.1% | 7.9% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
19.3% | 5.4% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
17.4% | 0.9% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.1M | $2.6M | $1.1M | 85.4% | 52 |
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $522K | 87.3% | 39 |
| 2023 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $271K | 82.0% | 29 |
| 2022 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $348K | 80.3% | 26 |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.1M | N/A | — | 26 |
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