A Blade of Grass Fund

Analysis

A Blade of Grass Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Is City, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 September 2023, A Blade of Grass Fund reported income of $269k and spending of $463k, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $417k to $269k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 211%. Over the whole period it spent 153% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, A Blade of Grass Fund sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include German School Association of San Francisco ($269k), Stove Works ($269k) and Ballantyne Ball ($269k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $238k (52% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $780k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $768k. It reported 2 employees.