Muso Inc

Analysis

Muso Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Muso Inc reported income of $9.5m and spending of $21.6m, spending 228% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.5m to $9.5m (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Muso Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Business Council for International Understanding Inc ($9.4m), Idi Foundation Inc ($9.5m) and National Committee on United States China Relations Inc ($9.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $401k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.1m. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 20 employees.