Social Media Research Foundation

Analysis

Social Media Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Redwood City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2011, 15 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 2024, Social Media Research Foundation reported income of $158k and spending of $136k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income fell from $214k to $158k (-26%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Social Media Research Foundation sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conundrum Theatre Company Inc ($158k), The Rapides Exploratory Education House Inc ($158k) and Bosniaks-Cultural Community of Houston ($158k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $44k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $44k.