Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation

Analysis

Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Burbank, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1937, 89 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 March 2023, Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.5m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.8m (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association ($1.8m), Restore Life USA Inc ($1.8m) and Adena Health Foundation ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 107% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $390k. At year end it held assets of $11.5m against liabilities of $523k, net assets of $11.0m. It reported 7 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.