Mark Making

Analysis

Mark Making is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 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, Mark Making reported income of $262k and spending of $184k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $206k to $262k (+27%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mark Making sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Myap Inc ($262k), Kekahu Foundation ($262k) and Dance Source Houston ($262k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 58% of the total. At year end it held assets of $474k against liabilities of $2,260, net assets of $471k.