Speakup

Analysis

Speakup is a registered charity in United States, based in Devon, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2024, Speakup reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $988k to $1.2m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Speakup sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arham Inc ($1.2m), Michigan Founders Fund ($1.2m) and Hundred Acres Manor Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $371k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $175k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 8 employees.