The Spacekind Foundation

Analysis

The Spacekind Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Covina, 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, The Spacekind Foundation reported income of $609k and spending of $570k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $187k to $609k (+225%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Spacekind Foundation 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 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals ($609k), Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival ($609k) and Anthropomorphic Arts and Education ($609k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $98k against liabilities of -$268, net assets of $98k.