Linux Expo of Southern California

Analysis

Linux Expo of Southern California is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 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, Linux Expo of Southern California reported income of $504k and spending of $511k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $526k to $504k (-4.3%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Linux Expo of Southern California sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation ($504k), Tread of Pioneers Historical Commission ($504k) and California Preservation Foundation ($504k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $622k against liabilities of $986, net assets of $621k.