Community Media Access Collaborative

Analysis

Community Media Access Collaborative is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 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, Community Media Access Collaborative reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.0m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Community Media Access Collaborative sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Political Innovation ($2.0m), Erie County Historical Society ($2.0m) and Scottsdale Artists School Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $524k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $719, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 20 employees.