Flux Foundation

Analysis

Flux Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2011, 15 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, Flux Foundation reported income of $171k and spending of $220k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $239k to $171k (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 169%. 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, Flux Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherry Lane Alternative Inc ($171k), Waco Symphony Foundation ($171k) and The Honor Network ($171k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $47k against liabilities of $645, net assets of $46k.