Institute for Frontier Science

Analysis

Institute for Frontier Science is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, 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, Institute for Frontier Science reported income of $195k and spending of $160k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $124k to $195k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Institute for Frontier Science sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Music Center ($195k), Golden Ball Tavern Trust ($195k) and Chinese-American Friendship Assoc at Triangle Area North Carolina ($195k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $717k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $717k.