Silence Is Violence

Analysis

Silence Is Violence is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2005, 21 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Silence Is Violence reported income of $301k and spending of $150k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $247k to $301k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Silence Is Violence sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation Trust ($301k), Pacific Chamber Orchestra ($301k) and Bloomington Creative Glass Center ($301k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $98k. At year end it held assets of $167k against liabilities of $7,426, net assets of $160k. It reported 5 employees.