Ethics Resource Center Inc

Analysis

Ethics Resource Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Marietta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1943, 83 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, Ethics Resource Center Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $2.6m, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $1.5m (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ethics Resource Center Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Tactical Police Officers Association ($1.5m), Israelnow Education Foundation ($1.5m) and Tibbits Opera Foundation and Arts Council Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $532k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $700k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 24 employees.