Riseup Labs

Analysis

Riseup Labs is a registered charity in United States, based in Lacey, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Riseup Labs reported income of $232k and spending of $303k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $359k to $232k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Riseup Labs sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vail Performing Arts Academy Inc ($232k), Wellspring-Cori Terry and Dancers ($232k) and St Louis Building Arts Foundation ($232k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $14k. At year end it held assets of $624k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $624k. It reported 1 employees.