Stages of Freedom

Analysis

Stages of Freedom is a registered charity in United States, based in Providence, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2023, 3 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, Stages of Freedom reported income of $219k and spending of $118k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $330k to $219k (-34%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Stages of Freedom sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington State Academy of Sciences ($218k), St Peters Fiesta Inc ($219k) and Bemidji Symphony Orchestra ($218k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $366k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $366k.