Endangered Language Fund Inc

Analysis

Endangered Language Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New Haven, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Endangered Language Fund Inc reported income of $241k and spending of $206k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $302k to $241k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Endangered Language Fund Inc sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bolivar Peninsula Charities ($241k), Niwot Cultural Arts Association ($241k) and William Lewis School of Opera ($241k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $763k against liabilities of $469, net assets of $762k. It reported 4 employees.