Market Matters Inc

Analysis

Market Matters Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ithaca, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Market Matters Inc reported income of $115k and spending of $104k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $697k to $115k (-83%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Market Matters Inc sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 39th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Missions to Children ($115k), Relief and Rehab Asia ($115k) and Olive Branch Fair Trade Inc ($115k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 0.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $2,582, net assets of $2.0m.