Security B-Sides

Analysis

Security B-Sides is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Security B-Sides reported income of $618k and spending of $685k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $605k to $618k (+2.2%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Security B-Sides sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wood River Rep Inc ($618k), Poison Apple Productions ($619k) and Target Margin Theater Inc ($618k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $493k against liabilities of $4,009, net assets of $489k.