Movement Research Inc

Analysis

Movement Research Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1980, 46 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 2023, Movement Research Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.5m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Movement Research Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing Inc Joint Venture ($2.5m), Dallas Contemporary ($2.5m) and Erie Philharmonic ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $286k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $603k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 12 employees.