Emu Inc

Analysis

Emu Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Redwood City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2005, 21 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 December 2023, Emu Inc reported income of $156k and spending of $65k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $55k to $156k (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 284%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Emu Inc sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One-Revolution Foundation ($155k), Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project Inc ($156k) and Prairie Preservation Guild Ltd ($155k).

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 $271k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $271k.