Center for Independent Documentary Inc

Analysis

Center for Independent Documentary Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 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 December 2023, Center for Independent Documentary Inc reported income of $9.2m and spending of $8.0m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $9.2m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center for Independent Documentary Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Space Science Institute ($9.2m), Santa Fe Institute ($9.2m) and McCarter Theatre Company ($9.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $64k. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $6.4m. It reported 2 employees.