Ema Foundation for Paper-Based Communications

Analysis

Ema Foundation for Paper-Based Communications is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ema Foundation for Paper-Based Communications reported income of $262k and spending of $354k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $262k (-77%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ema Foundation for Paper-Based Communications sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pops Passion Community Development Corporation CDC Inc ($262k), World Forum Foundation ($262k) and Heritage Christian Academy of North Idaho Inc ($262k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $8.5m against liabilities of $5,500, net assets of $8.5m.