Express Yourself Inc

Analysis

Express Yourself Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Beverly, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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 2023, Express Yourself Inc reported income of $972k and spending of $1.0m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $829k to $972k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Express Yourself Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fund for Endowment of Diplomatic Reception Rooms of Dept of State ($972k), Spartanburg Little Theatre Inc ($972k) and Pacific Opera Project Incorporated ($972k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $405k. At year end it held assets of $983k against liabilities of $469k, net assets of $513k. It reported 6 employees.