Culture Reframed

Analysis

Culture Reframed is a registered charity in United States, based in Sterling, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Culture Reframed reported income of $527k and spending of $868k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $432k to $527k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Culture Reframed sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Students Athletes Values Education Inc ($527k), Sports Kidz Az Inc ($528k) and Boys & Girls Club of Chelsea Inc ($527k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $233k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $130k. It paid $52k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $315k against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $270k. It reported 4 employees.