Wireless History Foundation

Analysis

Wireless History Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 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 December 2023, Wireless History Foundation reported income of $588k and spending of $526k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $201k to $588k (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wireless History Foundation 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 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields ($588k), California Dental Association Foundation ($589k) and Developing Artists Theater Company Inc ($588k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $73k. At year end it held assets of $870k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $870k.