Body Traffic

Analysis

Body Traffic is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, 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 June 2023, Body Traffic reported income of $575k and spending of $598k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $868k to $575k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Body Traffic sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dunham Tavern Museum ($574k), Aurora Picture Show ($575k) and Hand 2 Mouth ($574k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $34k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $314k. At year end it held assets of $74k against liabilities of $78k, net assets of -$4,053. It reported 16 employees.